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DIGIT AL CAMERA En User's Manual Printed in Japan SB2G03(11) 6MB12911-03 No reproduction in an y form of this manual , in whole or in part (except for brief quotation in critic al articles or reviews), may be made without written authoriz ation from NIKON CORPORATION.
Thank you f or your purchase of a Nikon single -lens reflex (SLR) digital camera. T o get the most fr om your camera, please be sure to r ead all instructions thoroughly and keep them where they will be read by all those who use the product.
i Wher e to Find It Find w hat you ’r e looking for from: The T able of Cont ents.............................................................. 0 iv The Q&A Inde x ....................................................................... .. 0 ii The Quick Start Guide .
ii Find what you ’re looking for us ing this “ question and answer ” index. Q&A Index T aking Photographs 0 Shooting and Fr aming Options Is there a quick and easy way to take snapshots? xxi.
iii Retouching Ph otographs 0 How do I create retouched copies of photos? 361 How do I make JPEG copies of RA W (NEF) photos? 372 Can I trim movie footage on the camera or save movi e stil ls? 79 Menu.
iv Q&A Index ........... .......... ........... .......... .......... ........... .......... ........... .......... ... ii For Your Safety .......... ............. ............ ........... .................... ........... ....... xiii Notices ....
v Focus and Shoot .............................................................................. 43 Viewing Photographs .. .................................................................. 46 Deleting Unwanted Photographs ............................
vi Focus 97 Autofocus ...... .......... ........... .......... .......... ........... .......... .......... ........... ...... 97 Autofocus Mode ..............................................................................97 AF-Area Mode ............
vii White Balance 153 White Balan ce Options .. .......... .......... ........... .......... .......... ........... .... 153 Fine-Tuning W hite Balanc e .. .............. ............. ............ ............. ...... 156 Choosing a Co lor Temp erature .
viii More About Playback 235 Viewing Image s ......... ............... ............ ............. ............ ............. ........ 235 Full-Frame Playback .................................................................... 235 Thumbnail Playback .
ix Menu Guide 283 D The Playback Menu: Managing Images ................ .............. 283 Playback Folder ......................................................................... 284 Hide Image........................................................
x b4: Easy Exposure Compensation ...................................... 314 b5: Center-Weighted Area .................................................... 315 b6: Fine-Tune Optimal Exposure ........................................ 315 c: Timers/AE Lock .
xi f11: Release Button to Use Dial............................................ 337 f12: Slot Empty Release Lock ................................................ 338 f13: Reverse Indicators ............................................................ 338 f14: Assign Multi Selector (Vert.
xii Distortion Control .................................................................... 377 Perspective Control ...... ........................................................... 378 Side-by-Side Comparison ........................................
xiii F or Y our Safety T o prevent damage to your N ikon product or injury to yourself or to others, read the following safety precautions in their entirety before using this equipment. Keep these safety instructions where all those who use the product will read them.
xiv A Do not use in the presence of flammable gas Do not use electronic equipment in the presence of flammable gas , as this could result in explosion or fire . A Keep out of reach of children F ailure to observe this precaution could result in injury.
xv A Obser ve proper precautions when handling the charger • Keep dry. F ailure to observe this preca utio n coul d resul t in f ire or electric shock. • Dust on or near the metal par ts of the plug should be remov ed with a dr y cloth. C ontinued use could resu lt i n fire.
xvi Notices • No par t of the manuals included with this product may be r eproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated int o any languag e in any form, by any means , without N ikon ’ s prior written permission.
xvii Notices for C ustomers in the U.S.A. Fede ral Communications Commission (FCC) Radio Frequency Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limit s for a Class B digital device, pursuan t to P art 15 of the FCC rules .
xviii Notice for Cust omers in the State of California WAR NI NG : Handling the cord on this pr oduct may expose y ou to lead , a chemical k nown to the State of California to cause bir th defects or other reproductive harm. Wa s h hands after handling.
xix Notice Conc erning Prohibitio n of Cop ying or Reproduction Note that simply being in poss ession of ma terial that has been digitally copied or reproduced by means of a scanner , di gital camera, or other device may be punishable by la w.
xx AV C P a t e n t P o r t f o l i o L i c e n s e T HIS PRODUCT IS LICENSED UNDER THE AV C PATENT PORTFOLI O LICENSE FOR THE PERSONAL AND NON - COMME RCIAL USE OF A CONSU MER TO (i) ENCODE VIDEO IN .
xxi A Life-Long Learning As part of Nikon’ s “Life-Long Learning” co mmitment to ongoing product support and education, continually -updated inf ormation is avai lable on-line at the follo wing sites: • For users in the U .S.A. : http://ww w .
xxii Quick Star t Guid e F ollow these steps f or a quick start with the D4. 1 Attach the camera strap . Attach the strap securely to the camera eyelets . 2 Charge ( 0 23) and inser t ( 0 25) the battery . Attach the battery- chamber cover befor e inserting the batter y .
xxiii 4 Inser t a memor y card ( 0 33). 5 Tu r n t h e c a m e r a o n ( 0 40). 6 Sel ect au tof ocu s ( 0 97). Rotate the focus-mode selector to AF (autofocus). 7 F ocus and shoot ( 0 43, 44). Pr ess the shutter -relea se button half way to focus , then press the shutter-re lease button the rest of the way down to take the photograph.
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X 1 X Introduc tion Be sure all items listed here we re included with your camera. Memory cards are sold separately . •A N - D C 7 s t r a p ( 0 xxii) •W a r r a n t y • User’ s Manual (this g.
2 X Getting to Kno w the Ca mera T a ke a few moments to familiarize yourself with camera controls and displays. Y ou may find it helpful t o book mark this section and refer to it as you read thro ugh the rest of th e m anu al. Camer a Body 1 D button Bracketing .
3 X 1 Mirror .... ............... ............ ...... 116, 402 2 Self-timer lamp .................. .......... 115 3 Microphone (fo r movies) ......... ............ ............ ............ ...65, 69, 75 4 Flash sync terminal cover .......... 191 5 T en-pin remote te rmina l cover .
4 X Camera Body (Continued) 1 Pv bu tton Usin g the Pv button ........... ............... ... 67, 1 25, 333, 341 2 Sub- command dial ...... ............... . 336 3 Fn button Usin g the Fn button ........... ............... ... 89, 2 05, 328, 340 4 Su b-co mman d dia l fo r vertical sh ooting.
5 X 1 Viewfinder eyepiece ............. 39, 114 2 Eyepiece shutter lever . ......... 39, 114 3 O / Q butto n Deletion ....... ............... ......... 47, 251 Formatting memory cards.. ...... 36 4 K button Playback .......... .............. ....... 46, 235 5 Monitor .
6 X Camera Body (Continued) 1 Viewfinder .. ............... ............ ........... 38 2 Sub-selector ............. ......... 104, 105, 135, 333, 342 3 B button AF-ON . .......... ............. ........... 99, 311 4 Main command dial .......... .....
7 X The T op C ontrol P anel 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 7 13 12 11 10 9 1 Shutter speed........................ ... 127, 129 AF-area mode .. .......................... 98, 102 Exposure compensa tion value ..... 137 Flash compensa tion value ............. 202 Number of shots in exposure and flash bracketing sequence .
8 X 14 15 16 18 19 17 21 20 22 31 30 27 28 25 26 29 23 24 14 Clock battery indicator ............ 32, 406 15 FV lock indicator ................... ............ 205 16 Shutter-speed lock ic on ..... ............ 133 17 Flash sync indicator ............
9 X The Rear C ontrol P anel 2 1 3 4 5 7 6 8 9 10 11 1 “Remaining” indicat or .................... 321 2 Image size .............................. .............. 93 3 ISO sensitivity indicator .................. 117 Auto ISO sensitivity indicator .
10 X A L CD Illuminators Rotating the power switch towa rd D activates the standby timer , control panel back lights (L CD il luminators), and butt on backlights ( 0 322 ), making it easier to use the camera in the dark.
11 X The V iewfinder Display 234 5 6 7 1 8 22 23 24 25 91 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 2 0 2 1 1 Framing grid (displayed when On is selected for Custom Sett ing d6) ......... ............ ............ ............ .......... ... 321 2 12-m m refe rence c ircl e for ce nter- weighted metering .
12 X 1 Functions as a pitch indicator when camera is rotated t o take pictures in “tall” (por trait) orientation. 2 Functions as a roll indicator when camera is rotated to take pictures in “tall” (portrai t) orientation. 3 Display ed when an optional flash unit is attached ( 0 192).
13 X The Inf ormation Display Shooting information, including shutte r speed, aperture, frame count, number of exposures remaining , and AF-area mode, is displayed in the monitor wh en the R button is pressed. R button 10 20 21 17 19 12 3 4 5 6 8 16 15 14 13 12 11 11 11 7 9 18 1 Exposure mode.
14 X 9 Pos it io n o f c ur re nt fra me in bracketing sequenc e ............. 150, 151 ADL bracketing amount ................ 150 10 “K” (app ears wh en memory remains for over 1000 exposures) ......... .................... .............. 41 11 Frame c ount .
15 X The Informa tion D isplay ( Continued) 32 33 31 36 37 35 34 43 46 44 22 42 41 40 39 38 23 24 26 25 30 29 27 28 45 22 Release mode indicator .................. 111 Continuous shooting speed .......... 112 23 FV lock indicator ................... .
16 X ❚❚ Changing Setting s in the Information Display T o change settings for the items listed below , press the R butt on in the information display . Highlight items using the multi selector and press J to vie w option s for the highlighted item.
17 X T he BS- 2 A ccessory Shoe Cov er The supplied BS-2 accessory shoe cover can be u sed to protec t the accessory shoe or to prevent light reflected from the metal parts of the shoe from appearing in photographs. The BS-2 attaches t o the camera accessory shoe as shown at right.
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s 19 s T utorial Most shooting, pla yback, and setup options can be accessed from the camer a menus. To view the menus, press the G button. Cam e ra M e n us G button Choose from the following menus: .
20 s Using C amera Menus ❚❚ Menu Controls The multi selec tor and J but ton are used to navigate the menus. ❚❚ Navigating the Menus F ollow the steps below to navigate the menus. 1 Display the menus . Pr ess the G button to display the menus. 2 Highlight the icon f or the current menu.
21 s 3 Sel ect a m enu . Pr ess 1 or 3 to select the desired menu. 4 P osition the cursor in the selected menu. Pr ess 2 to position the cursor in the selec ted menu. 5 Highlight a menu item. Pr ess 1 or 3 to highlight a menu item. 6 Display options .
22 s 8 Select the highlighted item. Pr ess J to select the highlighted item. To exit without making a selection, press the G button. Note the following points: • Menu items that ar e display ed in gray are no t currently availab le.
23 s Fi r s t S t e p s Charge the Battery The D4 is powered b y an EN-EL18 rechargeable Li-ion battery (supplied). T o maximize shooting time, charge the batter y in the supplied MH-26 battery charger befor e use. About two hours a nd twenty minutes ar e required to full y rechar ge the battery when no charge remains .
24 s 4 Charge the battery . Inser t the batter y (terminals first), aligning the end of the battery with the guide and then sliding the ba tter y in the direction indicated until it clicks into place.
25 s Inser t the Battery 1 Tu r n t h e c a m e r a o f f. 2 Remove the batt ery- chamber cov e r . Lift the batter y-chamber cover latch, turn it to the open ( A ) position ( q ) and remov e the BL -6 batter y- chamber cover ( w ). 3 Attach the cove r to the batter y .
26 s 4 Insert the battery . Inser t the batter y as shown at right. 5 Latch the cov er . T o prevent the batter y from becoming dislodged during operation, rotate the latch to the closed position and f old it down as shown at right. Be sure the cover is secur ely latched.
27 s D The Battery and Charger Read and follow the warnings and cautions on pages xiii–xv and 408–411 of this manual . Do not use the battery at ambient temperatures below 0 °C/32 °F or above 40 °C/104 °F; failure to observe this precaution could damage the battery or impair its per formance.
28 s A ttach a Lens Care should be taken to prevent dust from entering the camera when the lens is remov ed. The lens genera lly used in this manual for illustrative purposes is an AF-S NIKKOR 50mm f/1.4G. 1 Tu r n t h e c a m e r a o f f. 2 Remov e the rear lens cap and the camera body cap .
29 s 3 Att ac h t he le ns. Keeping the mounting index on the lens aligned with the mounting index on the camera bo dy , position the lens in the camera ’ s bayonet mount ( q ). Being careful not to pr ess the lens-release button, rotate the lens coun ter-clockwise until it clicks into place ( w ).
30 s Basic Setup The language option in the setup menu is automatically highlighted the first time menus ar e displayed. Choose a language and set the time and date. 1 Tu r n t h e c a m e r a o n . 2 Select Language in the setup menu. Pr ess G to display t he camera menus, then selec t Language in the setup menu.
31 s 4 Sel ect Tim e zo n e a n d da t e . Sel ect T ime zone and date and press 2 . 5 Set time zone. Sel ect Ti m e z on e and press 2 . Pr ess 4 or 2 to highlight the local time z one (the UTC field shows the difference between the selected time zone and Coordinated Universal Time, or UT C, in hours) and press J .
32 s 8 Set dat e for mat. Select Dat e format and press 2 . Pr ess 1 or 3 to choose the order in which the year , month, and day will be displayed and press J . 9 Exit to shooting mode. Pr ess the shutter-relea se button halfway to exit to shoot ing mode.
33 s Inser t a Memor y Car d Pictur es are st ored on memory cards (availab le separat ely ; 0 442). The camera is equipped w ith two card slots, one for XQD and the other for T ype I CompactFlash cards. T ype II cards and micr odrives can not be used.
34 s 3 In se rt th e m emo ry c ar d. XQD memor y c ards : Holding the card with the rear la bel tow ard the monit or , slide it into the X Q D card slot until it clicks into place.
35 s A Memor y Card Icons The memory cards currently inserted in the camera are indicated as shown (the example at right shows the icons displayed when both an X QD and a CompactFlash card are inserted). If the memory card is full or an err o r has occurred, the icon for the aff ec ted card will flash ( 0 426 ).
36 s F ormat the Memor y Card Memor y cards must be formatt ed befor e first use or after being used or formatte d in other devices. 1 Tu r n t h e c a m e r a o n .
37 s 3 Press the I ( Q ) and O ( Q ) buttons again. Press the I ( Q ) and O ( Q ) buttons together a second time while C is flashing to format the memor y card. Do not remove the memory card or remov e or disconnect the power source during formatting.
38 s Adjust V i ewfinder F ocus The camera is equipped with diopte r adjustment t o acco mmodate individual differenc e s in vision. Check that the display in the viewfinder is in focus befor e shooting. 1 Tu r n t h e c a m e r a o n . Remove the lens cap and turn the camera on.
39 s 4 Replace the diopter adjustment control. Push the diopter adjustment control back in ( e ). A Adjusting V iewfinder Focus If you are unable to f ocus the viewfinder as described above, select si.
40 s Basic Photograph y and Playback T urn the Camer a On Before taking photogr a phs, turn the camera on and check the battery level and number of exposures remaining as described below . 1 Tu r n t h e c a m e r a o n . T urn the camera on. The control panels will turn on and the display in the viewfinder will light.
41 s 3 Check the number of exposures remaining. The top control panel shows the number of photographs that can be taken at current settings (values over 1,000 ar e rounded do wn to the nearest hu ndred; e.g ., values between 2,900 and 2,999 are shown as 2.
42 s Ready the Camer a When framing ph ot ogr aphs in the viewfinder , hold the ha ndgrip in your right hand and crad le the camera bo dy or lens with your l eft. Keep your elbows pr op ped lightly against your torso for suppor t and place o ne foo t half a pace a head of th e other to keep your upper body stable.
43 s F ocus and Shoot 1 Press the shutter- release button halfway ( 0 44). At default set tings, the camera will focus on the subject in the center focus poi nt. F rame a photo in the viewfinder with the main subject positioned in the center focus point and press the shut ter-release button halfway.
44 s 3 Shoot. Smoothly press the shutter- release-button the rest of the way down to release the shut ter a nd re cord t he photograph. While the photograph is being recorded to the memory card , the acc ess lamp will l ight.
45 s A The Standby T imer The shutter speed and aperture displays in the top contr ol panel and viewfinder will turn off if no operations are per formed for about six seconds, reducing th e drain on the batter y. Press the shutter-release button halfway to reactivate th e display in the viewfinder ( 0 44).
46 s V iewing Photographs 1 Pres s t he K button. A photograph will be displayed in the monit or . The mem or y ca rd containing the pic ture curren tly displa yed is shown by an icon. 2 View additional pictures. Additional pictures can be displayed by pressing 4 or 2 .
47 s Deleting Un wanted Photographs Unwanted phot ographs can be deleted by pressing the O ( Q ) button. Note that photographs can no t be recovered once deleted. 1 Display the photogr aph. Display the photo graph you wish to delete as described in “Viewing Photographs” on the previous page.
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x 49 x Liv e Vie w Photograph y F ollow the steps below to take photographs in live view . 1 Rotate the live view selector to C (live view photogr aphy). 2 Press the a button. The mirror will be raised an d the view through the le ns will be displa yed in the camera monitor .
50 x 4 Fo c u s. Pr ess the shutter-release button halfwa y or press the B button to focus. The f ocus point will flash g reen while the camera focuses.
51 x 5 Ta k e t h e p i c t u r e . Pr ess the shutter -relea se button the r est of the way down to shoot. The moni tor will turn off . 6 Exit live view mode. Pr ess the a button to exit live view mode. D Using A utofocus in Live V iew Use an AF-S lens.
52 x F ocusing in Live V iew T o fo cu s usi ng au to fo cus, ro ta te t h e focus-mode selector to AF and follow the st eps below to choose autof ocus and AF-area modes.
53 x ❚❚ Choosing an AF-Area Mode The following AF-area modes can be sel ected in live view : Mode Description ! Fac e -p ri or it y A F : Use for portraits.
54 x T o choose an AF-area mode, pr e ss the AF-mode button and rotate the sub- command dial until the desired mode is display e d in the monitor . AF-mode button Sub- command dial Monitor.
55 x The Liv e Vi ew Display: Liv e V iew Photogr aphy Item Description 0 q Time remain ing The amount of time remaining bef ore live view ends automatically . Displayed if shooting will end in 30 s or less. 61, 67 w Monitor hue indicator Displayed if monitor hue differs from the hue produced by the current white balance setting.
56 x ❚❚ Adjusting Monitor Hu e If flash lighting is used w ith Flash or Preset manual white balance ( 0 153), the colors in th e monitor ma y differ from those in the final photograph.
57 x ❚❚ Adjusting Monitor Brightness Monitor brightness can be adjusted as described below . Note that brightness adjustment is not available during expo sure preview . 1 Highlight the monitor brightness indicator . Pr ess and hold W and press 4 or 2 to highlight the monitor brightness indicator at the right side of the display .
58 x The Inf ormation Displa y: Live V iew Photograph y T o hide or display indicators in the monitor during live view photograph y , press the R button.
59 x Manual F ocus T o focus in manual focus mode ( 0 108), rotate the lens focus ring until the subject is in focus. T o magnify the view in the monitor up to about 15 × for pr ecise focus, press the X button. While the view through the lens is zoomed in, a navigation window will appe ar in a gray frame at the bottom right corner of the display .
60 x Live V iew Shutter Release O ptions The following options can be display ed by pressing G and selecting Live view phot ography in the shooting menu: Mode Description M Quie t Except when an opt ional flash unit is used , the mirror remains up during live view photography, reducing noise during shooting.
61 x Exposure preview is not a vaila ble, matrix metering is selected automatically , and the following settings can be adjusted. Apertur e Shutter speed ISO sensitivi ty e , f ——— g ✔ —— .
62 x D Shooting in Live V iew Mode T o prevent light entering via the viewfinder from interfering with exposure, close the viewfinder eyepiece shutter ( 0 114).
y 63 y Mo vie Liv e Vie w Movies can be recorded in live view . 1 Rotate the live view selector to 1 (movie li ve vie w). 2 Press the a button. The mirror will be raised an d the view through the le ns will be displa yed in the camera monitor , modified for the effects of exposure .
64 y 4 Choose an AF-area mode ( 0 53). 5 Fo c u s. F rame the opening shot and focus as described in Steps 3 and 4 on pages 49– 50 (for more information on focusing in movie live view , see page 51). Note that the number of subjects that can be detected in face -priority AF drops in movie live view .
65 y 6 Start recording . Press the mo v ie -record butt on to sta rt reco rdin g. A reco rding ind icato r an d th e time availabl e are displayed in the monitor . Exposure is set using matrix metering and can be locked by pressing the center of the sub-selec tor ( 0 135) or altered by up to ±3 E V using exposure compensation ( 0 137).
66 y 7 End recording . Pr ess the movie -record button again to end record ing. Recording will end automatical l y when the ma ximum length is reached, or the memory card is full.
67 y 8 Exit live view mode. Pr ess the a button to exit live view mode. Indices If Index marking is selected for Custom Setting g2 ( Assign pre view button ; 0 341), you can press the Pv butt on during recording to add indices that can be used to locate frames during editing and playback ( 0 77).
68 y The Liv e View Display: Movie Liv e View Item Descript ion 0 q “No movie” icon Indicates that movies can not be recorded . — w Headphone vo lume Volume of audio output to headphones. 69 e Microphone sensitiv ity Microphone sensitivity for movie r ecording.
69 y ❚❚ Adjusting Settings in the Li ve V iew Display Microphone sensitivity , head phone volume, and monitor brightness can be adjusted as described below .
70 y The Inf ormation Displa y: Movie Live V iew T o hide or display indicators in the monitor during movie live view , press the R butt on. Virtual horizon ( 0 358) Information on Information off Hi .
71 y Image Area Regardless of the option selec ted for Image area in the shooting menu ( 0 88), all movies and photographs rec o rded in movie liv e view have an aspect ratio of 16 : 9 (or 3 : 2 when the movie frame size is 640 × 424).
72 y A Movie Live V iew Photographs The following table shows the siz e of photographs (aspect ratio 16 : 9) taken in movie live view at frame siz es other than 640 × 424: Image area Op tio n Size (pixels) Print size (cm/in.) * FX-based f ormat (16 : 9) Large 4,928 × 2,768 41.
73 y D Recording Mo vies Flicker , banding, or distortion may be visible in the monitor and in the final movie under fluo rescent, mercury vapor, or sodium lamps or if the camera is panned horizontally or an object moves at high speed through fr ame (for inf ormation on reducing flicker and banding , see Flicker r educ tion , 0 348).
74 y Movie Settings Use the Movie settings option in the shooting me n u t o ad j us t th e following settings . • Frame size/frame rate , Movie quality : Ch oose from the following options: Maximum bit rate (Mbps) Maximum length Opti on 1 ★ high quality Norm al 1 1920 × 1080; 30 fps 2, 3 24 12 29 min.
75 y • Microphone : T urn the built-in or optional ME-1 stereo microphones on or off or adjust microphone sensitivity . Choose Au to sensitivity to adjust sensitivity automatically , Micr ophon e off to turn sound recording off ; to select microphone sensitivity manually, select Manual sensitivity and choose a sensitivity .
76 y 1 Select Mo vie setti ngs . Pr ess the G button to display the menus. Highlight Movie settings in the shooting men u and press 2 . 2 Choose movie options.
77 y Vi e w i n g M o v i e s Movies are indicated by a 1 icon in fu ll-frame playback ( 0 235). Press the center of the multi selector to start playback. The f o llowi ng operat ions can be performed: 1 icon Length Current position/total length Movie progres s bar Vo lu m e Guide To Use Description Pa u se Pa u s e p l ay b a c k .
78 y Skip ahead/ back Use main command dial to skip to next or previous index, or to skip to the last or first frame if the movie c ontains no indices (if the movie is more than 30 s long , rotati ng the main command dial when the last frame is displayed skips back 30 s.
79 y Editing Movies T rim footage to create edited copies of movies or save selected frames as JPEG stills . T rimming Movies T o create trimmed copies of movies: 1 Display a mo vie full frame .
80 y 3 Display movie edit options. Pr ess J to display movie edit options. 4 Select Choose star t/end point . Highlight Choose star t/ end point and pr ess J . The dialog sho wn at right will be disp layed; choose whether the current frame will be the starting or end point of the copy and press J .
81 y 5 Delete frames . If the desired frame is not currently display ed, press 4 or 2 to advanc e or rewind (to skip to an index, rotate the main c ommand dial). T o sw itch the current selection from star t point ( w ) to end point ( x ) or vice versa, press L ( Z / Q ).
82 y D T rimming Movies Movies must be at least two seconds long. If a copy can not be created at the current playback position, the current position will be display ed in red in Step 5 and no copy will be crea ted. The co py will n ot be sa ved if there is insufficient spac e available on the memory card.
83 y Saving Selec ted F rames T o save a copy of a selec ted frame as a JPEG stil l: 1 V iew the movie an d choose a frame. Play the movie back as described on page 77; your approximat e position in the movie can be ascer tained from the movie progress bar .
84 y 5 Save t he co py . Highlight Ye s and press J to create a fine - qua lity ( 0 90) JPEG copy of the selected frame. Movie stills are indicated by a 9 ic on in full-frame playback. A Sav e Selected F rame JPEG movie stills created with the Sav e sel ected frame option can not be retouched.
d 85 d Image Recording O ptions Choose the aspect ratio and angle of view (image area). Thanks to the camera ’ s FX format (36.0 × 23.9 mm) imag e sensor , you can choose from angles of vie w as wi.
86 d ❚❚ Choose Image Area Choose the image ar ea used when a non-D X lens is attached or a DX -lens is atta ched with Off selected for Auto DX c rop ( 0 88). Opti on Description c FX (36 × 24) 1.0 × (FX format) Images are recorded in FX f ormat using the full area of the image sensor (36.
87 d A Image Area The selected option is shown in the information display . A DX L e n s e s D X lenses are designed for use with D X format cameras and have a smaller angle of view than lenses for 35 mm format cameras .
88 d Image area can be set using the Image area option in the shooting menu o r by pressing a control and rotating a command dial. ❚❚ The Image Area Menu 1 Select Ima ge area in the shooting menu. Pr ess G to display t he menus. Highlight Image area in the shooting menu ( 0 293) and press 2 .
89 d ❚❚ Came ra Co ntro ls 1 Assign image area select ion to a camera control . Sel ect Choose image area as the “ press + command dials” option for a camera control in the Cust om Settings menu ( 0 332).
90 d Image Quality The D4 suppor ts the following image quality options. See page 444 for information on the number of pictures that can be sto red at different image quality and size settings. Option File type Description NEF (RA W ) NEF RA W data from the image sensor are saved directly to the memory card in Nikon Electronic F ormat (NEF).
91 d Image quality is set by pressing the T butt on and rotat ing the main command dial until the desired setting is displayed in the rear c ontro l pa nel.
92 d The following option s can be accessed fr om the shooting menu. Pr ess the G button to display the menus, highlight the desired option and press 2 . ❚❚ JPEG Compr ession Choose the type of compression for JPE G images. ❚❚ NEF (RA W ) Recording > T ype Choose the type of compr ession for NEF (RA W ) images.
93 d Image Size Image size is measured in pix e ls. Choose fro m # Large , $ Medium , or % Small (note that image siz e varies depending on the op tion selected f or Image area , 0 85): Image size can be set by pr essing the T butt on and rotat ing the sub- command dial until the desired option is displayed in the rear c ontro l pa nel.
94 d A NEF (RA W ) Images Note that the option selected for image size does not aff ec t the size of NEF (RA W ) images. When opened in soft ware such as V iewNX 2 (supplied) or Captu re NX 2 (a vailable separat ely), NEF (RA W ) images have the dimensions given f or large ( # -size) images in the table on the previous page.
95 d Usi n g T wo Me m or y Card s When two memory cards are inserted in the camera, you can choose one as th e primar y card using the Primar y slot selection item in the shooting menu. Select XQ D c a r d s l o t to designate t he card in the X QD card slot as the primar y card, CF card slot to choose the CompactFlash card.
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N 97 N Fo c u s This section describes the option s that control how your camera focuses wh en photog raphs ar e framed in the viewf inder . Fo c u s can be adjusted automatically or manually ( 0 108).
98 N Autof ocus mode can be selected by pressing the AF-mode button and rotating the main command dial until the desired setting is displayed i n the viewfinder and top control panel. A See Also F or information on using focus priority in continuous-ser vo autofocus, see Custom Setting a1 ( AF-C priority selec tion , 0 307).
99 N A The B Buttons F or the purpose of focusing the camera, pressing either of the B buttons has the same effect as pressing the shutter-release button half way (note that the B button for vertical shooting can only be used when the vertical sh ooting shutter-release button lock is unlo cked; 0 42).
100 N A F-Area Mode Choose how the focus point for autofo cus is selected. • Single-poi nt AF : Selec t the focus point as described on page 103; the camera will f ocus on the subject in the selected f o cus point only . Use with station ary subjects.
101 N • Auto-area AF : The camera automatically detects the subjec t and selects the focus point; if a face is detected, the camera will give priorit y to th e por trait subjec t.
102 N A AF-Area Mode AF-area mode is shown in the top contr ol panel and viewfinde r . AF-area mode To p c o n t r o l panel Viewfinder AF-area mode To p c o n t r o l panel Viewfinder Single-point AF.
103 N F ocus P oint Selection The camera offers a choice of 51 focus points that can be used to compose photographs with the ma in subject positioned almost anywhere in the frame. 1 Rotate the focus selector lock to ● . This allows the multi selec tor to be used to select the focus point.
104 N A The Sub - sel ec t or The sub-selector can be used in place of the multi selector to select the focus point. Press the c enter of the sub-selec tor to lock exposure ( 0 135) and focus ( 0 105). Be car eful not to put your fingers or fingernails in your eye when using the sub-selector .
105 N F ocus Lock F ocus lock can be used to change the composition after focusing, making it possible to focus on a su bjec t that will not be in a focus point in the final composition.
106 N AF-S focus mode : F ocus locks automatically when the in-focus indicator appears, and re main locked until you re move your finger from the shutter-release button. F o cus can also be locked by pressing the center of the sub -selec tor (see above).
107 N A Getting Good Resu lts with Au tofoc us Autofocus does not perform well und er the conditions listed below. The shutter r e lease may be disabled if the camera is unable to f ocus under these c.
108 N Manual F ocus Manual focus is available for lenses that do no t suppor t autofocus (non-AF NIKK OR lenses) or when the autof ocus does not produce the desired results ( 0 107). • AF-S lenses : Set the lens focus mode switch to M . • AF lenses : Set the lens focus mode switch (if present) and camera focus-mode selector to M .
109 N The Electronic Rangefinder If the lens h as a maximum aper ture of f/5.6 or faster , the view finder focus indicator can be used to co nfirm whether the subj ect in the selected focus point is in focus (the focus point can be selected from any of the 51 focus points).
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k 111 k Release Mode T o choose a releas e mode, pr ess the release mode dial lock release and turn the release mode dial to the desired setting . Choosing a Release Mode Mode Description S Single frame : Camera takes one photograph each time shutter- release button is pressed.
112 k C ontinuous Release Modes In contin uous low speed m ode, the camera records photographs at the frame rate selec ted for Custom Setting d2 ( Shooting speed , 0 318) > Continuous low-speed .
113 k A Buffer Size The appro ximate number of images that can be stored in the memory buffer at current settings is shown in the exposu re- count displays in the viewfinder and top control panel while the shu tter-release b utton is pressed halfway .
114 k Self- T imer Mode The self-time r can be used to r educe camera shake or f or self- por traits. 1 Mount the camera on a tripod. Mount the camera on a tripod or place the camera on a stable, level sur face. 2 Select self-timer mode. Pr ess the release mode dial lock release and turn the release mode dial to E .
115 k 4 Start the timer . Pr ess the shutter -relea se button all the way down to star t the timer . The self-timer lamp will start to flash. T wo seconds befor e the photograph is taken, the self- timer lamp will stop fl ashing. The shutter will be releas ed about ten sec onds after the timer starts.
116 k Mirror up Mode Choose this mode to minimize blurring caused b y camera movement when the mirror is raised. Us e of a tripod is recomm end ed. 1 Select mirr or up mo de. Pr ess the release mode dial lock release and turn the release mode dial to M UP .
S 117 S ISO Se nsitivity “ISO sensitivity ” is the digital eq uivalent of film speed. Choose from settings that range from ISO 10 0 and ISO 12800 in steps equivalent to 1 / 3 EV . Settings of from about 0.3 to 1 EV below ISO 100 and 0.3 to 4 EV above ISO 12800 are also available for special situations.
118 S A The ISO Sensitivity Menu ISO sensitivity can also be adjusted using the ISO sensitivity settings option in the shooting menu ( 0 293). A Hi 0.3–Hi 4 The set tings Hi 0.3 through Hi 4 correspond to ISO sensitivities 0.3–4 E V over ISO 1280 0 (ISO16000–204800 equivalent).
119 S A uto ISO Sensitivity C ontr ol If On is selected f or ISO sensitivity sett ings > Au to I SO sensitivity contr ol in the shooting menu, ISO sensitivity will automatically be adjusted if optimal exposure can not be achiev ed at the value selected by the user (ISO sensitivity is adjusted appropriat ely when the flas h is used).
120 S 3 Adjust settings. The maximum value for auto ISO sensitivity can be selec ted using Maximum sens itivity (the minimum va lue for a uto ISO sensitivity is automatically set to ISO 100; note that.
121 S A T urning Auto ISO Sensitivity C ontrol On or Off Y ou can turn auto ISO sensi tivity control on or off by pressing the S button and r otating the sub- command dial. The rear c ontrol panel displays an Z icon when auto ISO sensitivity control is on and Y when it is off .
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V 123 Z Exposure Metering determin es how the camer a sets exposure . The following options are available: Metering Option Description L Mat rix : Produc es natural results in most situations.
124 Z T o choose a metering option, press the Y button and rotate the main command dial until the desired setting is displayed i n the viewfinder and top control panel. A See Also F or information on mak ing separate adjustments to optimal exposur e for each metering method, see C ustom Setting b6 ( Fine -t un e op ti m al expo su re , 0 315).
125 Z Exposure Mode T o determine how the camera sets shutter speed and aper ture when adjusting exposure, pr ess the I ( Q ) button and rotate the main command dial until the desired option appears in the top control panel.
126 Z e : Pr ogrammed A uto In this mode, the camera automa tically adjusts shutt er speed and aperture according to a built-in prog ram to ensure optimal exposure in most situations. This mode is recommended f or snapshots and other situations in which you want to leave the camera in charge of shutter speed and aper ture.
127 Z f : Shutter-Priority A uto In sh utter-pr iorit y au to, you ch oose the shutter speed while the camera automatically selec ts the aper ture that will produce the optimal exposure. Use slow shutter speeds to suggest motion by blurring moving objects, fast shut ter speeds to “freeze” motion .
128 Z g : Aper ture -Priority A uto In ape r ture -prior ity auto, you choo se the aperture while the camera automatically selects the shutter speed that will produce the optimal exposure . Large apertures (low f-numb ers) increase flash range ( 0 192) and reduc e depth of fie ld, blurring objec ts behind and in front of the main subject.
129 Z h : Manual In manual exposure mode, y ou control both shutter speed and aper ture. While the exposure me ters are on, rotate the main command dial to choose a shut ter speed , and the sub- command dial to set aperture.
130 Z A AF Micro NIKK OR Lenses Pro vided that an external exposu re meter is used , the exposure ratio need only be taken into accoun t when the lens aperture ring is used to set aper ture.
131 Z Long T ime -Exposures At a shutter speed of A , the shutter will remain open while the shutter-release button is held down. Use for long time -exposure photographs of moving lights, the stars, night scener y, or fireworks . A tripod and optional remote cord ( 0 394) are recommended t o preven t blur .
132 Z 2 Select ex posure mode h . Pr ess the I ( Q ) button and rotate the main command dial until h is displayed in the top control panel. 3 Choose a shutter speed. While the expo sure meters are on, rotate the main command dial until “ A ” appears in the shutter-speed displays.
133 Z Shutter-Speed and Aper ture Lock Shutter speed lock is available in shutte r-pri orit y au to and m anua l exposure modes, aper ture lock in aper ture-priorit y auto and manual exposure modes . Shutter speed and aperture lock are not available in programmed aut o exposure mode.
134 Z Aperture (exposure modes g and h ) : Press the selected control and rotate the sub-command dial until F icons ap pear in the viewfinder and the top control panel. T o unlock aper ture, press the control and r otate the sub- command dial until the F icons di sappear from the displays.
135 Z Aut o ex p o su r e (A E ) Loc k Use autoexposure lock to reco mpose photogr aphs after using center-weighted metering and sp ot meter ing to m eter expo sure. Note that matrix metering will not produc e the desired results . 1 Lock expo sure. Position the subject in the selected focus point and press the shutter- release button hal fway .
136 Z A Metered Area In spot metering, exposure will be locked at the value metered in a 4-mm (0.16 in.) circle c entered on the selected focus point. In c en ter - weighted metering, exposure will be locked at the value metered in a 12-mm circle in the cen ter of the viewfinder .
137 Z Exposure C ompensation Exposure comp ensation is used to al ter exposur e from the va lue suggested by the camer a, making pictures brighter or d arker . It i s most effective when used with center-weighted or spot metering ( 0 123). Choose from values bet ween –5 EV (underexposure) and +5 EV (overexpo sure) in increm ents of 1 / 3 EV .
138 Z At values other than ±0.0, the 0 at the center of the exposure indic ators will flash (exposur e modes e , f , and g only) and a E icon will be displayed in the viewfinder and top control panel after you rel ease the E button. The current value for exposur e compensation can be c o nfirmed in the exposure indicator by pressing the E button.
139 Z Brack eting Bracketing automatically varies exposure, flash level, A ct ive D - L ighting (ADL), or white balance slightly with each shot, “bracketing” the current value.
140 Z 1 Select fl ash or ex posure bracke ting for Cust om Setting e6 ( Auto bracketing set ) in the Cust om Settings menu. T o display the menus, press the G button. Select Cus to m S et ti ng e 6 ( Aut o bracketing set ) in the Cus to m S et ti ng s me nu, highlight an option, and press J .
141 Z 2 Choose the number of shots. Pressing the D butt on, rotate the main command dial t o choose the numbe r of shots in the bracket ing sequence. The number of shots is shown in the top control panel. At settings other than zero, a M ic o n and exposure and flash bracketing indicator will be displayed in the viewfinder an d top control panel.
142 Z 3 Select an exposure incr ement. Pr essing the D button, rotate the sub- command dial to choose the expo sure increment. At default settings, the size of the increment can be chosen from 1 / 3 , 2 / 3 , and 1 EV . The bracketing pr ograms with an increment of 1 / 3 EV are listed below .
143 Z 4 Fr ame a photograph, focus, and shoot. The camera will vary exposure and/or flash le vel shot-by-shot according to the bracketing prog ram selected. Modif icatio ns to exposure ar e added to those made with exposure compensation (see page 137), mak ing it possible to achieve exposure comp ensation values of more than 5 EV .
144 Z A Exposure and F lash Bracketing In continuous low speed and continuous high speed modes , shooting will pause after the number of shots specified in the bracketing program have been taken. Shooting will resume the next time the shutter-release button is pressed.
145 Z ❚❚ White Balanc e Bracketing The camera creat es multiple copies of each pho togra ph, each with a different white balance. F or more information on whit e balance, see page 153. 1 Selec t white balance br acketing . Choose WB br acketing for Cu s tom Setting e6 Auto brack eting set .
146 Z 3 Selec t a white balance increment. Pr essing the D button, rotate the sub- command dial to choose the white balance adjustment. Each increment is roughly equivalent to 5 mired. Choose from increments of 1 (5 mir ed), 2 (10 mired), or 3 (15 mired).
147 Z 4 Fr ame a photograph, focus, and shoot. Each shot will be proc essed to create the n umber of copies specified in the bracketing progra m, and each copy will have a differ ent white balanc e. Modifications to wh ite balance are added to the white balance ad justment made with white balance fine-tuning.
148 Z ❚❚ Canceling Bracketing T o cancel bracketing, press the D button and rotate the main command dial until the number of shots in the bracketing sequence is zer o ( r ) and W is no longer displ ayed . The program last in effect will be restor ed the nex t time bracketing is activated.
149 Z ❚❚ ADL Brack eting T h e c a m e r a v a r i e s A c t i v e D - L i g h t i n g o v e r a s e r i e s o f e x p o s u r e s . Fo r more information on A c tive D-Lighting, see page 184. 1 Sel ect ADL br acketing . Choose ADL br acketing for Cu stom Setting e6 Auto brack eting set .
150 Z 3 Select Active D-Lighting. Pr essing the D button, rotate the sub- command dial to choose Active D-Lighting. Activ e D-Lighting is sho wn in th e top contr ol panel.
151 Z 4 Fr ame a photograph, focus, and shoot. The camera will var y Ac tive D-Lighting shot-by-shot according to the bracketing progr a m selected. While bracke ting is in effect, a bracketing pr ogress indica tor will be displayed in the top control panel.
152 Z ❚❚ Canceling Bracketing T o cancel bracketing, press the D button and rotate the main command dial until the number of shots in the bracketing sequence is zer o ( r ) and d is no longer displayed. The program last in effect will be restor ed the nex t time bracketing is activated.
r 153 r White Balance White balance ensures that colors are unaffected by t he color of the light source. Auto white balance is recommended with most light sources. If the desired results can not be achieved with aut o white balan ce, ch oose an option fr om the list belo w or use preset white balanc e.
154 r White balance c an be selec ted by pressing the U button and rotating the main c ommand dial until the desired setting is displayed in the rear contro l panel. G Cloudy 6,000 K Use in da yli ght under over cast ski es. M Shade 8, 00 0 K Use in daylight with subjects in the shade.
155 r A Studio Flash Ligh ting Auto white balanc e may not produc e the desir ed results with large studio flash units. Use preset white balance or set white balance to Fla s h and use fine -tuning to ad just white balan ce.
156 r F ine - T uning White Balanc e White balance can be “fin e -tuned” to compensate for variations in the color of the light source or to introduce a deliberate color cast into an image. White balance is fine -tuned using the Whi te balance option in the shooting men u or by pressing the U button and rotating the sub- command dial.
157 r 2 Fi ne -tune white balance . Use the multi selector t o fine- tune white ba lance. White balance can be fine -tun ed on the amber (A)–blue (B) axis and the gr een ( G)–magent a (M) axis. The horizontal (amber- blue) axis corr esponds to colo r temper ature , with each increment equivalent to about 5 mired.
158 r A White Balance F ine - T uning The colors on the fine-tuning axes ar e relative , not absolute. F or example, moving the cursor to B (blue) when a “warm” setting such as J ( Incandescent ) is selected f or white balance will make photographs slightly “ colder ” but will not actually mak e them blue.
159 r ❚❚ The U Button At settings other than K ( Choose color temp. ) a nd L ( Preset manual ), the U button can be used to fine -tune wh ite balance on the amber (A)–blue (B) axis ( 0 157; to fine -tune white balan ce when L is selected , use the shooting menu as desc ribed on page 156).
160 r Choosing a C olor T emperatur e When K ( Choose color t emp. ) is se lected fo r white balance , color temperatur e can be selected using the White balanc e option in the shooting men u or by using the U but ton, multi selector , an d sub- command dial .
161 r 3 Selec t a value for green- magenta. Pr ess 4 or 2 to highlight the G (gre en) or M (magenta) axis and press 1 or 3 to select a value. 4 Press J .
162 r ❚❚ The U Button The U button can be used to selec t the color temperature for the amber (A )–blue (B) axis only . Press the U button and r ot ate the sub- command dial until the desired value is displayed in the rear contr ol panel (a djustments ar e made in mireds; 0 158) .
163 r Pr eset Manual Preset manual is used to record and recall custom white balance settings for shooting under mixed lighting or to compensate for light sources with a strong color cast. The camer a can stor e up to four values for preset white balance in presets d-1 through d-4 .
164 r ❚❚ Measuring a V alue for Whit e Balance 1 Li ght a re fere nce ob je c t. Place a neutral gray or w hite objec t under the lighting th at will be used in the final phot ograph. In studio settings, a standard gray panel can be used as a ref e renc e object.
165 r 4 Sel ect di rect mea sur emen t mo de . Rele ase t he U button briefly and then press the button until the L icon in the rear control panel star ts to flash. A flashing D will also appear in the top control panel and viewfinder . The displays will flash for about six seconds.
166 r 6 Check the res ults. If the camera was able to measure a value f or white balance, C will flash in the control panels for about six seconds , while the viewfinder will sho w a flashing a . If lighting is too dark or too bright, th e camera may be unable to measure white balance.
167 r D Direct Measurement Mode If no operations are per formed while the displays are flashing , direct measurement mode will end in the time selected for Custom Setting c2 ( Standby timer , 0 316).
168 r ❚❚ Copying Whit e Balanc e from a Phot ograph F ollow the steps below to copy a value for white balance from an existing photograph to a selected preset. 1 Select L ( Preset manual ) for Wh ite balance in the shooting menu. Pr ess the G button and select White balance in the shooting menu .
169 r 4 Highlight a source image . Highlight the source image. T o view the highli ghted image full frame, press and hold the X button. T o view images in ot her locations, press W and select the desired card and folder ( 0 236). 5 Copy w hit e b al an ce.
170 r ❚❚ Entering a C omment F ollow the steps below to enter a descriptive comment of up to thirt y-six characters for a selected white balance preset. 1 Select L ( P reset manual ). Highlight Preset manual in the white balance me nu ( 0 168) and press 2 .
171 r ❚❚ Protecting a White Balance Preset F ollow the steps below t o protect the selected white bal a nce preset. Pr otected presets can not be modified and the Fi n e -t u n e and Edit co mm ent options can not be use d. 1 Sel ect L ( Pr eset manual ).
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J 173 J Image Enhancement Nikon’ s unique Picture Contr o l system makes it possible to share image processing settings, in cluding sharpening, contrast, brightness, saturation, and hue, among compatible devices and software. Selec ting a Picture Con trol The camera offers a choice of preset Picture Controls .
174 J 2 Se lect a P ict ur e C on tr ol . Highlight the desired Pictu re C ontr ol and press J . A Preset Picture Contr ols V ersus Custom Picture Controls The Picture C ontrols supplied with the camera are ref er red to as preset Pic tur e Co ntr ol s .
175 J Modifying Existing Picture C ontrols Existing preset or custom Picture Controls ( 0 179) can be modified to suit the scene or the user ’ s creative intent. Choose a balanced combination of settings using Quick adjust , or make manual adjustments to individual settings.
176 J ❚❚ Picture Control Settings Option Description Quic k adj ust Choose from options between –2 and +2 to red uce or exaggerate the eff ect of the selected Picture Control (note that this resets all manual adjustments). For example, choosing positive values f or Vi v i d makes pictures more vivid.
177 J D “A” ( A u t o ) Results for auto sharpening, contrast, and saturation vary with exposure and the positio n of the subject in the frame. Use a type G or D lens f or best results .
178 J A T oning (Monochrome Only) Pressing 3 when T oning is selected displ ays saturation options. Pre ss 4 or 2 to a dju st saturation. Saturation control is not avail able when B&W (black-and -white) is select ed.
179 J Creating C ustom Pic ture C ontrols The pr eset Pi cture C ontrols supplied with the camera can be modified and saved as custom P icture Controls. 1 Sel ect Manage P icture Con tro l in the shooting menu. T o display the menus, press the G button.
180 J 4 Edit the selec ted Pict ure Contr ol. See page 176 for more inf ormation. To abandon any changes and star t over from default settings, pr ess the O ( Q ) button. Pr ess J when settings are complet e. 5 Select a destination. Choose a destination for the custom Picture Control (C-1 through C-9) and press 2 .
181 J 7 Save changes and exit . Pr ess J to sav e changes and exit. The new Picture Control will appear in th e Picture Control list. A Manage Pic ture Control > Rename Custo m Pic tu re Co ntrol s ca n be rena med at an y time using the Rename option in the Manage Pic tu re Con tro l menu.
182 J Sharing C ustom Picture Con trols Custo m Pic ture Control s cre ated u sing the Pic ture Co ntrol Uti lit y av ai la b l e w it h Vie w N X 2 o r o p ti o na l so f t w are s uc h as Ca p tu re.
183 J A S avi n g Cu st om Pi c t ur e Co nt ro l s Up to 99 cust om Picture C ontrols can be stored on the memory card at any one time . The memory card can only be used to store user-created custom Picture Con trols . The preset P ic ture Controls supplied with the camera ( 0 173) can not be copied to the memory card, r enamed, or deleted.
184 J Pr eser ving Detail in Highlights and Shadow s Activ e D -Lighting Active D-Lighting preserves details in highlights and shadows, creating photographs with natural contrast.
185 J T o use Active D-Lighting: 1 Sel ect Act i ve D-Lighting in the shooting menu. T o display the menus, press the G button. Highlight Active D-Lighting in the shooting menu and press 2 . 2 Choose an option. Highlight the desired option and press J .
186 J High Dynamic Range (HDR) Used with high-contrast subjects, H igh D ynamic R ange (HDR ) preserves details in highlights and shadow s by combining two shots taken at different exposur es.
187 J 2 Sel ect a m ode . Highlight HDR mode and press 2 . Highlight one of the follo wing and press J . • T o take a serie s of HDR photographs , select 0 On (series) . HDR shooting will continue until you selec t Off for HDR mode . • T o take one HDR photograph , select On (s ingle photo) .
188 J 3 Choose the exposure differential. T o choose th e difference in exposure between the t wo shots, highlight Exposur e differential and press 2 .
189 J 5 Fr ame a photograph, focus, and shoot. The camera takes two exposures when the shutter-release button is pressed all the wa y down. “ ly ” will be displa yed in the top control panel and l u in the viewfinder while the images are combined; no photographs can be taken until recor ding is complete.
190 J A The D Button If HDR (high dynamic range) is selected for Custom Setting f9 ( Assign BK T button ; 0 335), you can select the HDR mode by pressing the D button and rota ting the main command dial and the exposure differ e ntial by pr essing the D button and rotating the sub - command dial.
l 191 l Flash Photograph y The camera suppor ts the N ikon Creative Ligh ting System (CLS) and can be used with CLS- compatible flash units . Optional flash units can be attached directly to the ca mera accessory shoe as described below . The accessory shoe is equipped with a safety lock for flash units with a locking pin.
192 l The Nik on Creativ e Lighting S ystem ( CLS) Nikon’ s advanced Creative Lighting System (CLS) offers improved communication between the ca mera and compatible flash units for impr oved flash photography .
193 l The f ollowing f eatures ar e availa ble with CLS-compatible fl ash units: 1 Only availabl e when SU-800 is used to c ontrol other flash units. The SU-800 itself is not equipped with a flash. 2 Standard i- T TL flash for digital SLR is used with spot metering or when selected with flash unit.
194 l A Auto Aperture/Non- TTL Auto Unless the focal length and maximum aperture are specified using the Non-CPU lens data opti on in the setup menu ( 0 229), choosing auto aper ture ( AA ) wh en a non-CPU lens is at tached auto matically selects non- T TL auto ( A ).
195 l D Notes on Optional F lash Units Refer to the f lash unit manual for detailed instructions. If the uni t suppor ts CLS, refer t o the section on CLS-compatible digital SLR cameras. The D4 is not included in the “ digital SLR” categor y in the SB-80D X, SB-28DX, and SB-50D X manuals.
196 l D Notes on Optional Flash Units (C ontinued) The SB-910, SB-900, SB-800, S B-700, SB-600, and SB-400 provide r ed- eye reduction, while the SB-910, SB-900, SB-800, SB-700, SB-600, and SU-800 pro.
197 l A Flash C ontrol Mode The information display shows the flash control mode for optional flash units as follows: Flash syn c Aut o FP ( 0 323) i-TTL Auto aperture (AA) Non-TTL auto flash (A) Distance-priority manual (GN ) Manual Repeating flash — Advanced wir eless lighting D Use Only Niko n Flash A ccessor i es Use only Nikon flash units .
198 l i- T TL F lash C ontrol When a CLS- compatible flash unit is se t to T TL, the camera automa tically selects one o f the fol lowing types of fl ash cont rol: i-TTL balanced fill-f lash for digital SLR : Flash unit emits series of nearly invisible preflashes (monitor preflashes) immediately bef ore main flash.
199 l Fla s h M o d e s The camera suppor ts the following flash modes: Flash mode Descript ion Fro n t- curtain sync This mode is r ecommended for most situa tions.
200 l ❚❚ Choosing a Flash Mode T o choose the flash mode, press the M button and rotate the main command dial until the desired flash mode is selected in the top control panel: 1 Y icon flashes if flash unit do es not suppor t red-eye reduction. 2 Red-eye reduction w ith slo w sync is a vailable only in exposure modes e and g .
201 l A Studio Flash S ystems Rear-cur tain sync can not be used with studio flash systems, as the correct synchronization can not be obtained. A Shutter Speed and Aperture Shutter speed and aper ture.
202 l F lash C ompensation Flas h compensat ion can be used with i- T TL or AA flash contro l (available with compatibl e flash units on ly) to alter fl ash output by from –3 EV to +1 EV in increments of 1 / 3 EV , c hang ing t he brightness of the main subject relative to the background.
203 l At values other than ±0.0, a Y icon will be displayed in the top control panel and E will be displayed in the viewfinder after you relea se the M butt on. The current value for flash compensation can be confirmed by pressing the M butt on. Normal flash output can be r estored by setting flash compensation to ±0.
204 l FV Lo ck This featur e is used to lock flash output, allowing photographs to be recomposed without changing the flash le vel and ensuring that flash output is appropriate to the subjec t even when the subject is not positioned in the center of the frame .
205 l 4 Foc u s . Position the subjec t in the center of the frame and pr ess the shutter-release button halfway to focus. 5 Lock f lash level. After confirming tha t the flash-r eady indicator ( M ) is displayed in the viewfin der , press the Fn button.
206 l 8 Release FV lock. Pr ess the Fn b ut t o n to r e l e as e F V l o c k . Confirm that the FV lock icons ( P and e ) ar e no longer displa yed in the top contr ol panel and viewfinder .
t 207 t O ther Shooting O ptions The camera settings listed below can be restor ed to default values b y holding the S and U buttons down together for more than two seconds (these buttons are marked by a green dot). The control panels turn off briefly while settings are reset.
208 t ❚❚ Settings Accessible from the Shooting Menu 1 1 With the exception of multiple ex posure and interval timer settings, onl y settings i n the bank curre ntly sele cted using the Shooting menu bank option will be reset ( 0 294 ). Settings in the rem aining bank s are unaff ected.
209 t ❚❚ Other Settings 1 Focus point not displayed if auto -area AF is selected for AF-area mode. 2 Number of shots is reset to zero . Bracketing incr ement is reset to 1EV (exposure/fl ash bracketing) or 1 (white balanc e bracketing). Y Aut o is selected for the second shot of two-shot ADL bracketing programs.
210 t Multiple Exposure F o llow the steps below t o record a series of two t o ten exposures in a single photograph. Multiple exposures can make use of RA W data fro m the camer a image sensor to pr oduce colors notic eably superior to thos e in sof tware-generated pho togr aphic ov erlay s.
211 t 2 Sel ect a m ode . Highlight Multiple exposure mode and pr ess 2 . Highlight one of the follo wing and press J : • T o take a series of multiple expo sur es , selec t 0 On (series) . Multiple exposure shooting will continue until yo u select Off for Multiple exposur e mode .
212 t 3 Choose the number of shots. Highlight Number of shots and press 2 . Pr ess 1 or 3 to choo se the number of exposures that will be combined to form a single photograph and press J .
213 t 4 Choose the amount of gain. Highlight Aut o ga in and press 2 . The following options will be displayed. Highlight an option and press J . • On : Gain is adjusted accor ding to number of expo sure s ac tua lly re corded (gain for each exposure is set to 1 / 2 for 2 exposures, 1 / 3 for 3e x p o s u r e s , e t c .
214 t The n icon will flash until shooting ends. If On (series) is selected, multiple exposure shooting will on ly end when Off is selec ted f or multiple exposure mode; if On (single photo) is selected, multiple exposur e shooting ends automatically when the multiple exposure is complet e.
215 t D Multiple Exposure Do not remov e or replace the memory card while rec ording a multiple exposure. Multiple exposures can not be recor ded in live view .
216 t Inter val T imer Photograph y The camera is equipped to take photographs au tomatically at preset intervals. 1 Select In terval timer shooting in the shooting menu. Pr ess the G button to display the menus. Highlight Interval timer shooting in the shooting menu and press 2 .
217 t 2 Choose a starting time. Chose from the f ollowing star ting triggers. • T o start shooting immediately , highlight Now and press 2 . Shooting begins abou t 3 s after settings a re completed; p roceed to Step 3. • T o choose a starting time , highlight Start time and press 2 to display the star t time options sh own at right.
218 t 4 Choose the number of intervals and number of shots per inter val. Pr ess 4 or 2 to h ighlight number of inter vals or number of shots; press 1 or 3 to change. Press 2 to contin ue. 5 Star t shooting. Highlight On and press J (to return t o the shooting menu without star ting the interval timer , highlight Off and pr ess J ).
219 t A Co ver the V iewfinder T o prevent light entering via the viewfinder inter fering with exposure, close the viewfinder eyepiece shutt er ( 0 114). D Out of Memory If the memor y card is full, the int er val timer will remain ac tive but no pictures will be taken.
220 t A During Shooting During inter val timer photography , the Q icon will flash in the top control panel. Immediately befor e the next shooting inter val begins, the shutter speed display will show the number of intervals remaining, and the aper ture display will show the number of shots remaining in the current interval.
221 t ❚❚ P ausing Interval Ti mer Photograph y Interval timer photography can be paused by: • Pressing the J butt on between intervals • Highlighting Star t > Pa us e in the inter val timer.
222 t ❚❚ Interrupting Int er val T imer Photography Inter val timer shooting will end automatically if the batter y is exhausted . Inter val timer ph otography can also be ended by : • S electin.
223 t T ime -Lapse Photograph y The camera automatically tak es photos at selected intervals to create a silen t time -lapse mo vie using the options currently selected f or Movie settings in the shooting menu ( 0 2 93). 1 Sel ect Tim e - l ap s e photogra phy in the shooting menu.
224 t 2 Pres s 2 . Pr ess 2 to proceed to Step 3 and choose an inter val and shooting time. T o record a time -lapse movie using the default interval of 5 seconds a nd shooting time of 25 minutes , proceed to step 5. 3 Choose the inter val. Pr ess 4 or 2 to h ighlight minutes, or seconds; pr ess 1 or 3 to chan ge.
225 t 5 Start shooting. Highlight On and press J (to return t o the shooting menu without starting time -lapse photograph y , highlight Off and press J ). Time-lapse photography starts af ter 3 s. The camera takes photographs at the inter val selec ted in Step 3 for the time selected in Step 4.
226 t A Calculating the Length of the F inal Movie The total number of frames in the final mo v ie can be calculated by dividing the shooting time by the int erval and rounding up. The length of the final movie can then be calculated by diving the number of shots by the frame rate selected for Movie settings > F rame size/frame rate .
227 t ❚❚ Interrupting T ime -Lapse Photograph y Time-lapse photography will end automa tically if the batter y is exhausted. The following will also end time -lapse ph otography: •S e l e c t i .
228 t Non-CPU Lenses By specifying lens data (lens fo cal length and maximum aper ture), the user can gain ac cess to a variety of CPU lens functions when using a non-CPU lens ( 0 38 5).
229 t The camera can store data for up to nine non- CPU lenses. To e n t e r or edit data for a non- CPU lens: 1 Sel ect Non-CPU lens data in the setu p menu. Pr ess the G button to display the menus. Highlight Non-CPU lens data in the setup menu and press 2 .
230 t 4 Select Done . Highlight Done and press J . The specified focal length and aper ture will be stored under the chosen lens number . T o recall lens data when using a non -CPU lens: 1 Assign non-CPU lens number select ion to a camera cont rol.
231 t U sing a GPS Unit A GPS u nit can be conn ecte d to the ten-pin remote ter mina l, allowing the current latitude, longitude , altitude, Coordinat e d Universal Time (UT C), an d heading to be recorded with each photograph taken.
232 t A The k Icon Connection status is shown by the k icon: • k (static) : Camera has established communication with a GPS device. Photo information for pictures taken while this icon is displayed include an add itional page of GPS data ( 0 245). • k (flashing) : The GPS device is searching for a signal.
233 t ❚❚ Setup Menu Options The GPS item in the setup menu contains the options listed below. • Standby timer : Choose whether or not the exposure meters will turn off automatically wh en a GPS unit is attached.
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I 235 I More About Pla yback F ull-Fr ame Playback T o play photographs back, pr ess the K butto n. The most recent phot ograph will be displayed in the monitor . Additional pictures can be displayed b y pressing 4 or 2 ; to view additional information on the current photograph, press 1 or 3 ( 0 238).
236 I Playback C ontrols J + Display slot/folder selection d ialog. T o choose card and folder from which pictures are play ed back, highlight slot and press 2 to display list of folders, then highlight folder and press J . J + Create retouched copy of current photograph ( 0 363) or create edited copy of current movie ( 0 79).
237 I A Rotate T all T o disp lay “tall” (por trait- orientation) photographs in tall orientatio n, select On for the Rotate tall option in the playback menu ( 0 290).
238 I Photo Informa tion Photo information is superimposed on images displayed in full- frame playback. Pres s 1 or 3 to cycle through photo inf ormation as shown below . Note that “ image only ” , shooting data, RGB histograms , and highlights are only displayed if corr esponding option is selected f o r Playback displa y options ( 0 285).
239 I ❚❚ File Information 1 Displayed only if Foc us po in t is selected for Playback display options ( 0 285). 2 If photograph was taken usin g AF-S , display shows point where focus first locked.
240 I ❚❚ Highlights 1 Flashing areas indicate highlights (areas that may be overexposed) for current chann el. Hold W button and press 4 or 2 to cycle thro ugh channels as foll ows: 2 Displayed in yellow if picture is in non-FX format (including DX -b ased movie format; 0 71, 85).
241 I ❚❚ RGB Histogram 1 Flashing areas indicate highlights (areas that may be overexposed) for current channel. Hold W butt on and press 4 or 2 to c ycle through channels as follo ws: 2 Displayed in yellow if picture is in non-FX format (including D X-based movie format; 0 71, 85).
242 I A Playback Zoom T o zoom in on the ph otogr aph when the histogram is displa yed, press X . Use the X and W buttons to z oom in and out and scroll the image with the multi selector . The hist ogram will be updated to show only the dat a for the por tion of the imag e visible i n the monitor .
243 I ❚❚ Shooting Data 1 Metering method ................................. 123 Shutter speed .............................. 127, 129 Aperture ......................................... 128, 129 2 Exposure mode ..................................... 125 ISO sensitivity 1 .
244 I The fourth page of the shooting data is only disp laye d if copy right informati on was recorded with the phot ograph as described on page 353. 1 Displayed in red if photo w as taken with auto ISO sensitivity control on.
245 I ❚❚ GPS Data 1 ( 0 231) 1 Data for movies are for start of recording . 2 Displayed only if GPS device is equip ped with elec tronic compass. 3 Displayed in yellow if picture is in non-FX format (including D X-based movie format; 0 71, 85).
246 I ❚❚ Overview Da ta 1 Displa yed in yello w if picture is i n non-FX format (inc luding D X-based movie format; 0 71, 85). 2 Displayed in red if photo w as taken with auto ISO sensitivity control on. 1 / 8000 F2 . 8 H i 0 . 3 50 mm – 1. 3 + 1 .
247 I T aking a Closer Look: Play back Zoom Press the X button to z o om in on the image displayed in full-frame playback or on the image currently highlighted in thumbnail playback .
248 I Vie w other images Rotate main command dial to view same location in other photos at current zoom ratio. Playback zoom is cancelled when a movie is display ed.
249 I Pr otec ting Photogr aphs fr om Deletion In full-frame, zoom, and thumbnail pla y back, the L ( Z / Q ) button can be used to protect photographs from accidental deletion. Protected files can not be delet ed using the O ( Q ) button or the Delete option in the playback menu.
250 I A Vo i c e M e m o s Changes to the protect status of images also apply to any voice memos that may hav e been recor de d with the images. V oice memo overwrite status can not be set separately .
251 I Deleting Photographs T o delete all phot ographs in the current f older or the photogra ph displayed in full-frame playback or highlighted in the thumbnail list, press the O ( Q ) button. T o delete mult iple selected photographs , use the Delete option in the playback menu.
252 I 3 Delete the photogr aph(s) . T o delete the photog raph or photographs, pr ess the O ( Q ) button ( Selected image ) or J button ( All images ).
253 I The Pl ay ba ck Me n u Select Delete in the play back menu to del ete pictures an d their associated voic e memos. Note that dependin g on the number of images, some time ma y be required f or deletion. ❚❚ Selected: Deleting Selected Photographs 1 Choose Sele cte d for t he Delete optio n in the play back men u.
254 I 3 Select the highlighted picture. Pr ess the center of the multi selector to select the highlighted picture. Selected pictures are marked by a O icon. Repeat steps 2 and 3 t o selec t additional pictures; to deselec t a picture, highlight it and press the cent er of the multi selector .
e 255 e V oice Memos V oice memos up to sixt y seconds long can be added to photographs using the built-in or op tional ME-1 ster eo microphones. Readying the Camer a for Rec ording Befo re reco rdin g voi ce m emos, adj ust set tin gs u sin g th e Vo i c e memo options item in the setup menu.
256 e ❚❚ Voic e Memo O verwrite This option controls whether the voice memo for the most recent photograph can be overwritten in shooting mode. The fo llowing options are available: ❚❚ Voic e Memo Button This option controls manual recording.
257 e Aut o matic Rec o rding (Shooting Mode) If On ( Auto and m anual) is selected for Vo i c e m e m o ( 0 255), a vo ice memo will be a dded to the most recent pho togr a ph when shooting ends . Recordin g will end when th e H button is pressed or after the specified recording time has ended.
258 e Playback Mode T o add a voice memo to the photograph currently displayed in full-frame playback or highlighted in the thumbnail list ( 0 235): 1 Choose a photograph. Display or highlight the ph otograph. Only one voice memo can be recor ded per image; additional voice memos can not be re corde d for ima ges alre ady marked with a h ic on.
259 e A Interruptin g Record ing Pressing the shutter-release button or operating other camera cont rols may end recording. During interval timer photography , recording ends automatically about two seconds before the next photograph is taken. Recording also ends automatically when the camera is turned off .
260 e Playing V oice Memos V oice memos can be played back o ver the camera ’ s built-in speake r when the associat ed image is viewed in full-frame playback or highlighted in the thumbnail list ( 0 235). The presence of a voice memo is indicated by an h icon.
261 e V oice Memo Playback Options The V oice memo options > Audio output item in the setup menu co ntrols wh ether voice memos ar e played back by the camera (from either the built-in speaker or op tional headphones) or b y a device to which the camera is c o nnected via an HDMI cable .
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Q 263 Q Connec tions This section describes how to us e the supplied UC-E15 USB cable to connect the camera to a computer . Befor e C onnecting the Camera Before connecting the camera, inst all the soft ware on the supplie d View NX 2 installer CD .
264 Q 1 Star t the computer and inser t the ViewNX 2 installer CD . 2 Select a language. If the desired language is not availa ble, cli ck Region Selection to choose a differ ent region and then choose the desired language (re gion selection is not avai lable in the Eur opean rel ea se ).
265 Q 4 Exit the installer . Click Ye s (W i n d o w s ) o r OK (Mac OS) when installation is comple te. The following software is installed: •V i e w N X 2 • Apple QuickTime ( Windows only) 5 Remove the installer CD fr om the CD -ROM drive .
266 Q D Syst em Requi rements Windows CPU • Photos/JPEG movies : Intel Celeron, P entium 4, or Core series, 1.6 GHz or better • H.264 movies (pla yback) : 3.
267 Q Direct USB Connection Connect the camera using th e supplied UC-E15 USB cable. 1 Tu r n t h e c a m e r a o f f. 2 T urn the comput er on. T urn the computer on and wait for it to star t up. 3 Connect the USB cable. Connect the USB cable as shown.
268 Q 5 Start N ikon T ransfer 2. If a message is displa yed pr ompting you to c h oose a program, select Nik on T ransfer 2. 6 Click Start T ransfer .
269 Q Ethernet and W ireless Netw orks The camera ca n be connected to Ethernet or wireless ne tworks using the built-in Eth ernet por t or an optional W T -5 or W T -4 wireless transmitter . Note that an Et hernet cable (available separately from comm ercial sour ce s) is required for an Ethernet connectio n.
270 Q F o r more information, see the Net work Guide and the documentation provided with the wireless transmitt er . Be sure t o update to the latest versions of the wireless transmitter firmware and supplied soft ware.
271 Q Prin ting Photogr aphs Selected JPEG images can be pr inted on a PictBridge printer ( 0 439) conn ected directly to th e camera. D Selecting Photographs for Printing Images created at image qualit y settings of NEF (RA W ) or TIFF (R GB) ( 0 90) can not be selected for printing.
272 Q C onnecting the Printer Connect the camera using the supplied UC-E15 USB cable. 1 Tu r n t h e c a m e r a o f f. 2 Connect the USB cable. T urn the printer on and connect the USB cable as shown. Do not use force or atte mpt to inse r t the connec tors at an a ngle.
273 Q Printing P ic tures One at a T ime 1 Sel ect a p ictu re . Pr ess 4 or 2 to view additiona l pictures. Pr ess 1 or 3 to view photo information ( 0 238), or press the X button to z oom in on the current fr ame ( 0 247, press K to exit zoom). T o view six pic tures at a time , press the center of the multi se lector .
274 Q 4 Star t printing. Select Start printing and press J to star t pri nting. To c a n c e l before all c opies have been printed, press J . Border This op tion is a vailab le only if supported by the printer .
275 Q Printing Multiple P ic tures 1 Display the P ictBridge menu. Press the G butt on in the PictBridge pla yback display (see Step 3 on page 272). 2 Choose an option. Highlight one of the following options and press 2 . • Prin t select : Se le ct p ictur es for pr i nti n g.
276 Q 3 Se lect pi ctur es . Use the multi selector to scro ll th roug h th e pi ct ures on the memor y card (to view images in other locations, press W and select the desired card and folder as described on page 236). To d i s p l a y t h e current picture full screen, press and hold the X button.
277 Q 5 Adjust printing options. Choose page size, bor der , and time stamp options as described on page 273 (a warn ing will be displayed if the selected page size is too small for an index print). 6 Start printing. Sel ect Start printing and press J to star t printing.
278 Q 2 Se lect pi ctur es . Use the multi selector to scro ll th roug h th e pi ct ures on the memor y card (to view images in other locations, press W and select the desired card and folder as described on page 236). To d i s p l a y t h e current picture in full screen, press and hold the X button.
279 Q 4 Complete the print order . Highlight Done and press J to complete the print order . D DPOF P rint Orders T o print the current print order when the camera is connected to a PictBridge printer .
280 Q V iewing Photographs on T V A type C mini-pin H igh- D efinition M ultimedia I nter face (HDMI) cable (available separately fr om commercial sour ces) can be used to connect the camera to high-definition video devices. 1 Tu r n t h e c a m e r a o f f.
281 Q HDMI Op tions The HDMI option in the setup me nu ( 0 344) controls output resolution and other advan ced HDMI options. ❚❚ Output Resolution Choose the format for images output to the HDMI device. If Au to is selected, the camera will automatically selec t the appropriate fo rmat.
282 Q A T elevision Playback Use of an EH-6b AC adapter and EP -6 power connector (available separately) is r ecommended f or extended playback. Note that the edges may not be visible when photographs are view ed on a television screen. A V oice Memo Options > Audio Output ( 0 26 1) Set HDMI t o play back voic e memos on the HDMI device.
U 283 U Menu Guide T o display the playback menu, press G a nd select the K (playback menu) tab. D The Pla yback Menu: Managing Images G button Opti on 0 Delete 253 Playback folder 284 Hide image 284 .
284 U Ch oo se a fol de r for pl ay ba ck ( 0 235). Hide or reveal selected pictures as described below. Hidden pictures are visible only in the Hide image menu and can only be deleted by formatting the memory card.
285 U 2 Sel ect pi ctur es. Use the multi selector t o scroll through the pictures on the memor y card (t o view the highlighted picture full screen, press and hold the X button; to view images in oth.
286 U Copy pictures fr om one memor y card to another . 1 Choose S el ec t so urce . Highlight Selec t source and press 2 . 2 Select the sou rc e card . Highlight the slot for the card containing the images to be copied and press J . 3 Choose Sele ct im age( s) .
287 U 4 Selec t the source folder . Highlight th e folder containing the images to be copied and press 2 . 5 Make the initial select ion. Before going on to select or deselect individual images, you can mark all or all pr otected images in the folder for copying by ch oosing Select all images or Select protected images .
288 U 8 Select a destination folder . T o enter a f older number , choose Select folder by number , enter the number ( 0 296), and press J . T o choose from a list of ex isting folders, choose Select folder from list , highlight a fold er , and pr ess J .
289 U Choose whether pictures are automatically displayed in the monitor immediately after shooting . If Off is selected, pic tures can only be displayed by pr essing the K button. D Cop ying Images Images will not be copied if there is insufficient space on the destination card.
290 U Choose the picture displayed after an image is deleted. Choose whether to rotate “t all” (p or trait- orientat ion) pic tures for display during playback. Note that be cause the camera itself is already in the appropriate orientation during shooting, images are not rotated automatically during image review .
291 U Create a slide show of the pic tures in the current playback folder ( 0 284). Hidden images ( 0 284) are not displayed. T o star t the slide show , hig hlight Star t and press J .
292 U The dialog shown at right is display ed when the show ends. Select Restart to resta rt or Exit to r eturn to the playback menu. ❚❚ Audio Playback Choose On t o play voice memos during slide shows (the sound recorded with movies always plays r e gardless of the option selected).
293 U C The Shooting Menu: Shooting O ptions T o display the shoo ting menu , press G and select the C (shooting menu) tab . G button Opti on 0 Shooting menu bank 294 Extended menu banks 295 Stor age .
294 U Shooting menu option s are stored in one of four banks. With the exc eptions of Extended menu banks , Multiple exposur e , Interval timer shooting , T ime -lapse photography , and modifications to Picture Contr ols (quick adjust and other manual adj ust men ts) , ch ang es to set tin gs i n on e ba nk h ave no effec t on t he others.
295 U ❚❚ Restoring Defa ult Settings T o restore default settings , highlight a bank in the Shooting menu bank menu and press O ( Q ). A confirmation dialog will be displayed; highlight Ye s and press J to r estore default settings for the selected bank.
296 U Select the folder in which subsequent ima ges will be stor ed. ❚❚ Selec t F older by Number 1 Choose S elect folder b y number . Highlight Selec t folder by number and press 2 . The dialog shown a t right will be display ed, with the curren t primar y slot ( 0 95 ) underlined.
297 U ❚❚ Select Folder from Li st 1 Choose Selec t folder from list . Highlight Selec t folder from list and press 2 . 2 Highlight a folder . Pr ess 1 or 3 to highlight a folder . 3 Selec t the highlighted folder . Pr ess J to selec t the highlighted folder an d return to the shooting menu.
298 U Photogr a phs are sa ved using file names consisting of “DSC_ ” or , in the case of images tha t use the Adob e RGB color space ( 0 29 9), “_DSC” , f ollowed by a f our- digit number and a thr ee -letter extension (e.g., “DSC_0001.JPG”).
299 U The color space determines the gamut of colo rs available for color reproduction. Choose sRGB for photographs tha t will be printed or used “ as is, ” with no fur ther modification. Ado be R GB has a wider color gamu t and is recommen ded for images that will be extensively pr ocessed or retouched a fter leaving the camer a .
300 U “ Vig netting ” is a drop in brigh tness at the edges of a phot ograph. Vi gnette control reduc e s vignetting for type G and D lenses (DX and PC lenses excluded). Its effects var y from lens to lens and are most noticeable at maximum aper ture.
301 U Select On to r e duce barrel distortion when shooting with wide-angle lenses and to reduce pin-cushion distor tion when shooting with long lenses (note tha t the edges of the area visib le in th.
302 U If On is selected, photogr aphs taken at shutter speeds slow er than 1 s will be processed to reduce noise (bright spots , randomly-spaced bright pixels, or fog).
303 U A C ustom S ettings: Fine- T uning Camera Settings T o display the Custom S ettings menu, press G and select the A (Custom Settings menu) tab . Custom Settings are used to customiz e camera settings to suit individual prefer ences.
304 U The following Custom Settings are ava ilable: Custom Sett ing 0 Custom settings bank 305 a Autofocus a1 AF-C priorit y selection 307 a2 AF-S priorit y selectio n 308 a3 Focus tracking with lock-.
305 U Custom Settings are stored in one of four banks. Changes to settings in one bank have no effect on the others. To s t o r e a part icular combination of frequent ly-used settings, select one of the four banks and set the camera to these settings.
306 U A Custom Settings Bank The top contr ol panel and info rmation di splays show the current C ustom Settings bank. A See Also Menu defaults are listed on page 414.
307 U When AF- C is selected for viewfinder photography ( 0 97), this option controls whether photographs can be taken whenever the shutter-release button is pr essed ( release priorit y ) or only when the camera is in f ocus ( focus priority ). Regardless of the option se lected, focus will not lock when AF-C is selected f or autof ocus mode.
308 U When AF-S is selec ted f or vie wfinder photograph y ( 0 97), this option controls whether pho tographs can be taken only when the camera is in f ocus ( focus priorit y ) or whenev er the shutter-r elease button is pressed ( release priority ) in single -ser vo autofocus.
309 U This option controls how autof ocus adjusts to sudden large changes in the distance to the subject when AF- C i s se l e c t e d d u r i n g viewfinder photograph y ( 0 97). If Shutter/AF-ON is selected, both the shutter-release button and the B button can be used to initiate aut ofocus.
310 U The options in this me nu control whether or not the focus points are illu minated . Choose whether focus-point selection “wraps around” from one edge of the viewf inder to another .
311 U Choose the number of focus points av ailable for manual f ocus- point selection. Choose the func tion per formed when the B button is pressed. a7: Number of Focus Points G butto n ➜ A Cu stom Setti ngs menu Opti on Description B 51 points Choos e from the 51 focus points shown at right .
312 U Choose the function assigned to the B button f or vertical shooting . If Ye s is selec ted, separate focus points can be selected for “wide ” (landscape) orientation , for “tall” (por trait) orie ntation with the camera rotated 90° clockwise, and for “tall” o rientation with the cam era rot ated 9 0° cou nterc lock wi se.
313 U Select the incremen ts used when making adjustments to ISO sensitivity ( 0 117). I f possible, the curren t ISO sensitivity setting is maintained when the step va lue is changed. If the current ISO sensitivity setting is not available at the new step value, ISO sensitivity will be rounded to the nearest a vaila ble setting.
314 U This option controls whethe r the E button is needed to set exposure compensation ( 0 13 7). If On (A uto reset) or On is selected, the 0 at the c enter of the expo sure displa y will flash even when exposure compensation is set to ±0 .
315 U When calcula ting exposure , center-w eighted metering assigns the grea test weight to a circle in the center of the frame. The diamet er ( φ ) of this circle can be set to 8, 12, 15, or 20 mm or to the average of the e ntire frame .
316 U If On is selected, exposure will lock when th e shutter-r elease button is pressed halfway . Choose how lon g the came ra continues to meter exposure when n o operations are per formed. The shutter-speed and aperture displays in the top control panel and viewfinder turn off auto matically when the standby timer expires.
317 U Choose the length of the shutter release delay, the number of shots taken, and the inter val bet ween shots in self-timer mo de. • Self-timer delay : Choo se the le ngth of the shutter-re lease delay . • Number of shots : P ress 1 and 3 to choose the number of shots taken ea ch time the shutter-release button is pr essed.
318 U Choose the pitch and volume of th e beep that sounds when the camera focuses using single-ser vo autof ocus ( 0 97), when foc us locks during live view photography , or while the release timer is counting down in self-timer mode ( 0 114), or when time-lapse photograph y ends ( 0 223).
319 U The maximum number of shots that can be taken in a sing le burst in continuo us mode can be set to an y value between 1 and 200. In s itua tion s whe re the slightest camera movement can blur pictures, select 1 s , 2 s , or 3s to dela y shutter rele ase until one, two , or three se conds after the mirror is raised.
320 U When a ph otograph is taken, the camera names the file by adding one t o the last file number used. This option controls wheth er file numbering continues from the last number used when a new folder is created, the memor y card is formatte d, or a new memor y card is inserted in the camera.
321 U Choose On to display on-demand grid lines in the viewfinder for ref e rence when composing photographs ( 0 11). Choose the information displaye d in the viewfinder a nd rear control panel. Choose On to d isplay tool t ips for items selected in the info rmation display ( 0 16).
322 U If Au to ( AUTO ) is selected, the col or of the lettering in the information displa y ( 0 13 ) will automatically cha nge from black to white or white to black to mainta in c ontrast with the background.
323 U This option controls flash sync speed. e: Brack eting/Flash e1: Flash Sync Speed G bu tton ➜ A Custom Set tings menu Option Description 1/250 s (Auto FP) Use auto FP high-spee d sync when a co mpatible flas h unit is attached ( 0 193). I f other flash units are used, shutter speed is set to 1 / 250 s.
324 U This option determines the slowest shutter speed available when using front- or rear- curta in sync or red-eye reduction in programmed auto or aper ture-pr iority auto exposure modes (regar dles.
325 U Choose how the camera adjust s flash level when exposure compensation is used. If On is selected when the camera is used with an optional flash unit that suppor ts th e Nikon Creativ e Lighting system ( 0 192), a mo deling flash will be e mitted when the ca mera Pv button is pressed ( 0 125).
326 U This option determines which settings ar e affecte d when AE & flash or AE only is selected for Custom Setting e6 in manual exposure mode . Flash bracketing is per formed only with i- T TL or AA flash control.
327 U This option det ermines the role assig ned to the center of the multi selector during viewfinder phot og raphy , playback, and live view (regar dless of the optio n selected, pressing the center of the multi selector when a movie is display e d full frame star ts movie playback).
328 U ❚❚ Live View If Restart standby timer is selected , operating the multi selector when the standby timer expires ( 0 45) will activate th e meters and star t the standby timer . If Do nothing is selected, the timer wil l not start when the multi sel ector is pre ssed.
329 U ❚❚ Press Selecting Press displays the following options: Option Description q Preview * Press the Fn button to preview depth of field ( 0 125). r FV lock * Press the Fn button to lock flash value (suppor ted flash units only, 0 192). Pr ess again to cancel FV lock.
330 U K Playback * Fn button per forms same function as K button. Select when using a telephoto lens or in other circumstances in which it is difficult to operate the K button wit h your left hand. % MY MENU * Pressing the Fn button displays “MY MENU” .
331 U A V irtua l Horizon When Vie wfinder virtual horizon is selected for f3 ( Assign Fn button )> Pre ss , pressing the Fn button displays a pitch and roll indicators in the viewfinder . Press the button a second time t o clear the indicators fr om display .
332 U ❚❚ Press + command dials Selecti ng Pr ess + command dials displays the following options: Opti on Description i Choose image area Press the Fn butto n and rota te a com ma nd di al to choose from pre -selected image areas ( 0 85).
333 U Choose the role played b y the Pv button, either by itself ( Pre ss ) or when used in combination with the command dials ( Press + command dials ). The options availa ble are the same as f or Assign Fn button ( 0 328), ex cept that AF-ON is not availab le for Press .
334 U Choose th e role played by the Fn button fo r vertical shooting , either by itself ( Press ) or when used in combination with the command dials ( Press + command dials ).
335 U Choose the role played b y the D button. If high dynamic range or multiple exposure is active while anothe r function is assigned to the D button, the D button c an not be used until high dynamic range or multiple exposure photogr aphy ends.
336 U This option controls the operation of the main and sub -command dials. f10: Customize Command Dials G button ➜ A Custo m Setti ngs menu Option Description Reverse rotation Reverse the direction of rotation of the command dials when they are used to make adjustments to Exposure compe nsat ion and/or Shutter speed/ aper ture .
337 U Selecting Ye s al lows adjustments that are normally made by holding the I ( Q ), E , D , M , Y , S , T , U , or AF-mode button and rotating a command dial to be made by rotating the command dia.
338 U Selecti ng Enabl e release allows the shutter to be released when no m emo r y ca rd is i nse r ted, a ltho ugh no p ic tures wil l be re corde d (they will however be displayed in the monitor in demo mode). If Release locked is selected, the shutter-release button is only enabled when a memory card is inserted in the camera.
339 U Choose the controls used for playback zoom. Choose the role played b y the movie -recor d button when C is selected with the live view selec tor . f15: Playback Zoom G button ➜ A Custom Settings m enu Option Description u Use X and W Pre ss X to zoom i n, W to zoom out.
340 U Choose th e role played by the Fn button during movie live view . g: Movie g1: Assign Fn Button G button ➜ A Custom S ettings menu Option Description t Pow er a perture (open) Aperture widens while the button is pressed.
341 U Choose the role played b y the Pv button during movie liv e view . g2: Assign Preview Button G button ➜ A Custom Set tings menu Option Description q Powe r a pe r t u re (close) Aperture narrows while the button is p ressed .
342 U Choose the rol e play ed by the center of the sub-selector during movie live view . g3: Assign Sub-selector Center G button ➜ A Custo m Setti ngs menu Opti on Description r Index marking Pr ess the control during movie recording t o add an index at the current position ( 0 67).
343 U Choose the role played b y pre ssing the shutter-release button when 1 is selected with the liv e view selector . g4: Assign Shutter Button G button ➜ A Custo m Setting s menu Opti on Descript.
344 U B T he Setup Menu: Cam era S etup T o display the setup menu, press G and select the B (setup menu) tab. * Not available when batter y is low. G button Opti on 0 For m at me m or y c a rd 345 Mo.
345 U T o begin formatting, choose a memory card slot and select Ye s . Note that formatting permanently deletes all pi ctures and other data on the card in the selected slot . Befo re formatting , be sure to make backup co pies as requ ired. Adjust the brightness of the monitor for playback, menus, and the information display .
346 U Acquir e refere nce data f or the Image Dust Off option in Capture NX 2 (available separately ; for more inf ormation, see the Capture NX 2 manual). Image Dust Off ref photo is avail able only when a CPU lens is mounted on the camera. A non-D X lens with a focal length of at least 50 mm is recomme nded.
347 U 2 F rame a f eatureless white obje ct in the viewfinder . With the lens about ten centimet ers (f our inches) fr om a well- lit, featureless white object, frame the objec t so that it fills the viewfinder and then press the shutter-release button halfway .
348 U Reduce flicker and ba nding when shooting under fluo rescent or mercur y-vap or lighting during live view or movie recording . Choose Auto to allow th e camera to automatical ly choose the correct frequency , or manually match the frequenc y to that of the lo cal AC power supply .
349 U Choose a language for camera menus and messages. The following options are available. Language G button ➜ B setup menu Cze ch Danish German Engli sh Spanish Frenc h Indonesian Italian Dut ch N.
350 U Photographs taken while On is selec ted contain info rmation on camera orientation, allowing the m to be rotated automatically during playback ( 0 290) or when viewed in V iewNX 2 (supplied) or in Capture NX 2 (a vailable separately; 0 3 93). The following orientations are recorded: Camera orientation is not recorded when Off is selected.
351 U View informatio n on the battery currentl y inserted in the camera. Battery Info G button ➜ B setup me nu Item Description Charge T he current battery level expressed as a percentage. No. of shots The number of times the shutte r has been released with the current ba tter y since the battery was last charged .
352 U Add a comment to new photographs a s they are taken. Comments can be viewed as metada ta in ViewNX 2 (supplied) or Capture NX 2 (available separat ely ; 0 393). The comment is also visible on the shooting data page in the photo information display ( 0 243).
353 U Add copyright information to n ew photographs as th ey are taken. Copyright information is included in the shooting data shown in the photo information displa y ( 0 243) and can be viewed as metadata in ViewNX 2 (supplied) or in Capture NX 2 (available separately; 0 393).
354 U The soft ware needed to create IPTC presets and save them to a memor y card can be downloaded using the sup plied ViewNX 2 installer CD (Inter net connection required) and installed on your computer (for mor e information see the software’ s on-line help ).
355 U D IPT C Information IPTC is a standard established by the International Press T elecommu nications Council (IPTC) with the intent of clar ifying and simplifying the information required when photographs are shared with a variety of publications.
356 U Select S av e settings to save the following settings to the memory card, or to the memory card in th e primary card slot if two memor y cards are inserted ( 0 95; if the card is full, an error will be displayed). Use this option to share settings among D4 cameras.
357 U Settings saved using the D4 can be restor ed by selecting Load settings . Note that Save/load settings is only available when a memory card is inserted in the camera, and that the Load settings option is only available if the card contains saved settings.
358 U Display roll and pit ch information based on information fr om t he camera tilt sensor . If the camera is tilted ne ither l eft nor right, the roll refer e nce line will turn green, while if the camera is tilted neither f or ward nor back, the pit ch refer ence line will turn g reen and a dot will a ppear in the center of t he display .
359 U Fine-tune focus for up to 20 le ns types. AF tuning is no t recommended in most situations and may interfere with normal focus; use only when requir e d. AF Fine-Tune G button ➜ B setup menu Option Description AF fine tune (On /O f f ) • On : T urn AF tuning on.
360 U View the curr ent camera firmwar e version. D AF T uning The camera may be unable to f ocus at minimum range or at infinity when AF tuning is applied. D Live V iew T uning is not applied to autofocus during live view ( 0 52). A Sav ed V alue Only one value can be stored f or each type of lens.
361 U N The Retouch Menu: Crea ting Retouched Copies T o display the retouch menu , press G and select the N (retouch menu) tab . The options in the retouch menu a re used to create trimmed, or retouc hed copies of existing pictu res.
362 U Creating Ret ouched Copies To c r e a t e a r e t o u c h e d c o p y : 1 Select an item in the retou ch m en u. Pr ess 1 or 3 to highlight an item, 2 to selec t. 2 Se lect a p ictu re . Highlight a picture and press J (to view the hi ghlighted pictur e full screen, press and hold the X button).
363 U 4 Create a retouch ed copy . Pr ess J to create a retouched copy. Retou ched copi es ar e indicated by a & icon. A Creating Ret ouched Copies During Pla yback Retouched copies can als o be created during playback . Display picture full frame and hold J and press 2 .
364 U D-Lighting brightens shadows, making it ideal for dark or back lit photographs . Press 1 or 3 to choose the amount of correction per formed. The eff ect can be previewed in the edit display .
365 U This option is used to cor rect “r ed-eye ” caused by the flash and is availa ble only with phot ographs taken using a flash. The photograph selected for red-eye correction can be previewed in the edit display . Confirm the eff ec ts of red-ey e correction and create a copy as described in the following tabl e.
366 U Create a cropped copy of the selec ted photograph. The selected photo graph is displayed with the selec ted crop shown in yellow ; create a cropp ed copy as describ ed in the following table. Trim G button ➜ N retouch menu To Use Descript ion Reduce size of crop W Press W to reduce the size of the crop .
367 U Copy photographs in Black-and-white , Sepia , or Cya n o t y p e (blue and w hite monochrome). Selecting Sepia or Cya n o t y p e displays a preview of the selected image; pr ess 1 to increase color saturation, 3 to decrease. Press J to create a mon ochrome copy.
368 U Use the multi selector to c reat e a copy with modified color balan ce as shown below . The effect is display ed in the monitor together with red, green, and blue histograms ( 0 241) giving the distribution of tones in the copy. Press J to copy the ph otograph .
369 U Image overlay c ombines two existing NEF (RA W ) photographs to create a single picture that is sa ved s ep arat ely fro m the originals; the results, which make use of RA W data from the camera image sensor , are noticeably better than photographs combin ed in an imaging application.
370 U 2 Select the firs t image . Use the multi selector to highlight the first photograph in the overlay . T o view the highlighted photograph full frame, press and hold the X button. T o view images in other locations, press W and select the desired card and f older as described on page 236.
371 U 5 Pr eview the ov erlay . Pr ess 4 or 2 to place the cursor in the Preview column and press 1 or 3 to highlight Ov erl ay . Press J to pr ev iew the overlay as shown at right (to save the ov erlay without displaying a preview , select Sav e ). T o re tu rn to Ste p 4 an d s el ec t n ew ph ot os or ad jus t g ai n, pr ess W .
372 U Create JPEG copies of NEF (RA W ) photographs. 1 Select NEF (RA W ) processing . Highlight NEF (RA W ) processing and press 2 to display a pictur e selection dialog listing only NEF (R A W ) images created with this camera. 2 Select a photograph.
373 U 3 Adjust NEF (RA W ) processing settings. Adjust the settings listed belo w . Note that white ba lance and vignette contr ol are not a vailabl e with multiple exposures or pictures created with image overlay and that exposure compensation can on ly be set to values be tween –2 and +2 EV .
374 U Create small copies of selected photographs. 1 Select Re size . T o resize selec ted images, press G to displa y the menus and select Resize in the retouch menu.
375 U 3 Choose a size. Highlight Choose size and press 2 . The options shown at right will be displayed; highlight an option and press J . 4 Choose pictures.
376 U 5 Sav e the resized c opies. A confirmation dialog will be displayed. Highlight Ye s and press J to save the resized copies. Creat e a straighten ed copy of the sel ected image. Press 2 to rotate t he image clock wise by up to five degrees in incr ements of appro ximately 0.
377 U Crea te copies with r educed peripher al distor tion. Select Aut o to l et the ca mera correct distor tion automatically and then make fine adjustments using the multi selector , or select Manual to re duce distortion manually (note that Auto is not available with photos ta ken using auto distor tion control; see page 301).
378 U Create copies that reduce the effects of perspective taken from the base of a tall object. Use the multi selector t o adjust perspective ( note that greater amounts of perspective control result in more of the edges being cropped out). The results can be previewed in the edit display .
379 U 2 Sel ect Side-by-side compar ison . Highlight Side -by-side compa rison and press J . 3 Compare the c opy with the original. The source image is displayed on the left, the retouched copy on the right, with the options used to crea te the copy listed at the top of the display .
380 U O My Menu/ m Rec e nt Settings T o display My Menu, press G and selec t the O (My M enu) tab. The My Menu option can be used to create and edit a custom ized list of options fr om the playback, shooting , Custom Settings, setup, and retou ch menus for qu ick access (up to 20 items).
381 U ❚❚ Adding Options to My Menu 1 Sel ect Add i te m s . In My Me nu ( O ), highlight Add items and press 2 . 2 Sel ect a m enu . Highlight the name of the menu containing the o ption you wish to add and pr ess 2 . 3 Sel ect an ite m. Highlight the desired menu item and press J .
382 U ❚❚ Deleting O ptions from My Menu 1 Select Re mov e items . In My Menu ( O ), highlight Rem ove items and press 2 . 2 Select items . Highlight items and press 2 to select or deselec t. Selected items are indicated by a check mark. 3 Select Done .
383 U ❚❚ Reordering Options in My Menu 1 Sel ect Ra nk i te ms . In My Men u ( O ), highlight Rank i tem s and pr ess 2 . 2 Sel ect an ite m. Highlight the item yo u wish to mov e and press J . 3 P osition the item. Pr ess 1 or 3 to move the item up or dow n in My Menu and press J .
384 U R ecen t Settings T o display the twenty most recently used settings, select m Recen t settin gs for O My Menu > Choose tab . 1 Select Choose tab . In My Menu ( O ), highlight Choose tab and press 2 . 2 Select m Rec ent settings . Highlight m Recent settings and press J .
n 385 n T echnic al Not es Read this chapter for informat ion on compat ible accessories, cleaning and storing the camera, an d what to do if an error message is displayed or y ou enco unter problems using the camera. 1 IX -NIKKOR lenses can not be used.
386 n 4 The camera’ s exposure metering and flash control systems do not work properly when shifting and/or tilting th e lens, or when an aper ture other than the maximum aper ture is used. 5 Can not be used with shifting or tilti ng. 6 M anual exposure mode only .
387 n A Recognizing CPU and T ype G and D Lenses CPU lenses (par ticularly types G and D) are recommended, but not e that IX-NIKK OR lenses can not be used. CPU lenses can be identified by the presence of CPU contacts, type G and D lenses by a letter on the lens barrel.
388 n A Lens f-number The f-number giv en in lens names is the maximum aperture of the lens. A Compatible Non-CPU Lenses When using non-CPU lenses and accessories, select exposure mode g or h and set aper ture using the lens aperture ring. In othe r mode s, t he shutter-relea se is disabled.
389 n A Calculating Angle of View The D4 can be used with Nikon le nses for 35 mm (135) format camer as. If Auto DX c rop is on ( 0 85) and a 35 mm format lens is attached, the angle of view will be the same as a frame of 35 mm film (36.0 × 23.9 mm); if a DX lens is attached, the angle of view will automatically b e adjusted to 23.
390 n A Calculating Angl e of View ( Continued) The D X (24 × 16) angle of view is about 1.5 times smaller than the 35 mm format angle of view , while the 1.2× (30 × 20) angle of view is about 1.2 times smaller a nd the 5 : 4 (30 × 24) angle of view is about 1.
391 n Other Ac ce ssories At the time of writing , the following acc e ssories wer e available for the D4. Power so ur ces • Rechargeable Li-ion Batt er y EN-EL18 ( 0 23, 25): Additional EN-EL18 batteries are a vailable from local retailers and Nikon ser vice representatives.
392 n Viewf ind er eyepi ece accessories • Rubber Eyecup DK-19 : The DK-19 makes the image in the viewfinder easier to see , preventing ey e fatigue. • Diopter-Adjustme nt Viewfinder L ens DK-1 7C : T o accommodate individual differences in vision, viewfinder lenses are available with diopters of –3, –2, 0, +1, and +2 m –1 .
393 n Filters • Filters in tended for special-effects photography may interfere with autofocus or the electronic rangefinder . • The D4 can not be used with linear polarizing filters. Use the C-PL or C-PLII cir cular polarizing filter instead . • Use NC filters to protect the lens.
394 n Body caps Body Cap BF-1B/Body C ap BF-1A : The body cap keeps the mirror , viewfinder screen, and low-pass filter fr ee of dust when a lens is not in place. Remote term ina l accessories The D4 is equipped with a ten-pin remote terminal ( 0 3) for remote control and automatic pho tography .
395 n Remote terminal accessories • GPS Adapter Cord MC-35 ( 0 231): This 35 cm (1 ft 2 in.) cable connects the camera to older GARMIN e T rex- and geko- series GPS units that conform to version 2.01 or 3.01 of the National Marine Electronics Association NMEA0183 data format.
396 n A ttaching a Po wer C onnec tor and A C Adapter T urn the camera off before attach ing an optional power connec tor and AC adapter . 1 Remov e the batter y-chamber cov er . Lift the batter y-chamber cover latch, turn it to the open ( A ) position ( q ), and remove the BL -6 batter y-chamber cover ( w ).
397 n 4 Latch the pow er connector . Rotate the lat ch to the closed position ( q ) and fold it down as shown ( w ). T o prevent the power connector being dislodge d during operation, be sure that it is securely latched. The batter y level is not displayed in the top control panel while the camera is powered by the AC adapter and power connec tor .
398 n Car i ng for t he Ca me ra Stor age When the camera will not be used for an exten ded period, remove the battery and store it in a cool, dry area with the terminal cover in place. T o preven t mold or mildew , store the came ra in a dry , well- ventilated area.
399 n The L ow-P ass Filter The image sensor that acts as th e camera ’ s pic ture element is fitted with a low-pass filter to prevent moiré. If you suspect that dir t or dust on the filter is appe aring in photographs , you can clean the filter using the Clean image sensor option in the setup menu.
400 n 3 Select Clean no w . Highlight Clean now and press J . The camera will check the image sensor and then begin cleaning. This process takes about 7 seconds; during this time, 1 flashes in th e top control panel and othe r operations can not be performed.
401 n 1 Sel ect Clean a t startup/ shutdown . Display the Clean image sensor menu as described in Step 2 on the previous page. Highlight Clean at startup/ shutdown and pr ess 2 . 2 Sel ect an opt io n. Highlight an option and press J . D Image Sensor Cleaning Using camera contr ols durin g startup interrupts image sensor cleaning.
402 n ❚❚ Manual Cleaning If fore ign matt er can not be r emoved from the l ow-pass filt er using the Clean image sensor ( 0 399) option in the setup menu, the filter can be cleaned manually as described belo w . Note , how ever , that the filter is extremely delicate and easily damaged.
403 n 4 Press J . The message shown at right will be displayed in the monitor and a r ow of dashes will appear in the top contr ol panel and viewfinder . T o restore norm al operation without inspecting the low- pass filter , turn the camera off . 5 Rais e t he mir r or .
404 n 7 Clean the filt er . Remove any dust and lin t from the filter with a blower . Do not use a blower-brush, as the brist les could damage the filter . Dirt that can not be remov ed with a blower can only be r e moved by Nikon-authorized service personne l.
405 n D Fo reign Matter on the Lo w-Pass Filter Nikon takes ever y possible precaution to prevent f oreign matter from coming into contact wit h the low-pass filter during produc tion and shipping. The D4, however , is designed to be used with interchangeable lenses, and for eign matter may enter the camera when lenses are remov ed or exch ang ed.
406 n R eplacing the Clock Battery The camera clock is powered by a CR1616 lithium battery with a life of about two years. If the B icon is display ed in the top control panel while the stan dby timer is on , the batt ery is running low and needs to b e repl aced.
407 n 5 Close the clock battery chamber . Slide the clock battery chamber cover towards the back of the main battery chamber until it clicks into place. 6 Replace the main batter y . Reins ert the EN- EL18. 7 Set the camera clock. Set the camera to the current date and time ( 0 31).
408 n Car i ng for t he Ca me ra an d Batter y: Cautions Do not drop : The product may malfunction if subjected to strong shocks or vibration. Keep dry : This product is not waterproof , and may malfunction if immersed in water or exposed to high levels of humidity .
409 n Cleani ng : When cleaning the camera body , use a blower to gently remove dust and lint, then wipe gently with a soft, dr y cloth. Afte r u sing the camera at the beach or seaside, wipe off an y sand or salt using a cloth lightly dampened in pu re water and then dry the camera thoroughly.
410 n Turn the product off before removing or disconnec ting the power source : Do not unplug the product or r emove th e battery while the product is on or while images are being recor d ed or deleted. F o rcibly cutting pow er in these circumstances could r esult in loss of data or in damage to product memor y or internal circuitr y .
411 n • T urning the camera on or off r epeatedly when the bat ter y is fully discharged will s horten b attery life. Batteries that hav e been fully discharged must be charged before use. • The internal temperature of the batter y may rise while the batter y is in use.
412 n Defaults The default settings for the options in the ca me ra menus are listed below . F or information on t wo-button reset, see page 207. ❚❚ Playback Menu Defaults ❚❚ Shooting Menu Def.
413 n Color space ( 0 299) sRGB Active D-Lighting ( 0 184) Off HDR (high dynamic range) ( 0 186) HDR mode ( 0 187) Off Exposure differ ential ( 0 188) Auto Smoothing ( 0 188) Normal Vignette control (.
414 n ❚❚ Cust om Settings Menu Defaults * Option Default a1 AF-C priorit y selection ( 0 307) Release a2 AF-S priority select ion ( 0 308) F ocus a3 F o cus tracking with lock-on ( 0 309) 3 (Norma.
415 n c4 Monitor off dela y ( 0 317) Playback 10 s Menus 20 s Information display 10 s Image review 4 s Live view 10 min d1 Beep ( 0 318) Vo lu m e O f f Pitch H ig h d2 Shooting speed ( 0 318) Continuous high-speed 10 fps Continuous low-speed 5 fps d3 Max.
416 n f2 Multi selector ( 0 328) Do nothing f3 Assign Fn butt on ( 0 328) Pres s ( 0 329) None Pr ess + command dials ( 0 332) Choose image area f4 Assign preview button ( 0 333) Pr ess Preview Pr ess.
417 n ❚❚ Setup Menu Defaults g2 Assign preview button ( 0 341) Press Index mark ing g3 Assign sub-selec tor center ( 0 342) Press AE/AF lock g4 Assign shutter button ( 0 343) T ake photos * Defaults for the current Custom Settings bank can be restor ed using Cust om settings bank ( 0 305).
418 n Exposure P rogram The exposur e program for pr ogrammed auto ( 0 12 6) is shown in the following graph: The maximum and minimum values fo r EV vary with ISO sensitivity ; the above gr aph assumes an ISO sensitivity of ISO 100 equivalent. When matrix metering is used , values over 16 1 / 3 EV are r educed to 16 1 / 3 EV .
419 n T roubleshooting If the camera fail s to funct ion as expected, chec k the list of common problems below bef ore consulting your retailer or Nikon repres entat ive. ❚❚ Display Viewfinder is o ut of focus : Adjust viewfinder f oc us or use optional diopter adjustment lenses ( 0 38, 392).
420 n ❚❚ Shooting Camera takes time to turn o n : Delete files or folders. Shutter-release disabled : • Memor y card is full ( 0 33, 41). • Release locked is selected f or Cust om Setting f12 ( Slot empty release lock ; 0 338) and no memory card is inserted ( 0 33).
421 n Flicker or banding appear during live view or movie recording : Choose an option f or Flicker r eduction that matches the frequ ency of the local AC pow er supply ( 0 348).
422 n ❚❚ Playback NEF (RAW) image is no t play ed back : Photo was taken at image qualit y of NEF + JPEG ( 0 91). Can not view pictures recorded wit h other cameras : Pictu res recorded with other makes of camera may not be display ed correctly. Some photos are not display ed during playback : Selec t All for Playback folder ( 0 284).
423 n ❚❚ Miscellaneous Image Dust Off option in Capture NX 2 does not hav e desired effect : Image sensor cleaning changes the position of dust on the low-pass filter . Dust off refer ence data rec orded before image sensor cleaning is per formed can not be used with photographs taken af ter image sensor cleaning is per form ed.
424 n Error Messages This section lists the indicators and err or messages that appear in the viewfinder , top contr o l panel, and monit or . Indicator Problem Solution 0 Control panel View- finder B (flashes) Lens aperture ring is not set to minimum aper ture.
425 n F No lens attached, or non-CPU lens attached without specifying maximum aper ture. Aperture shown in stops from maximum aperture. Aperture value will be displayed if maximum aperture is specified. 228 — 24 (flashes) Camera unable t o focus using autofocus .
426 n — c (flashes) If indicator flashes for 3s after flash fires, photo may be underexposed. Check photo in monitor; if underexposed, adjust settings and tr y again . 195 Y (flashes) — Flash unit that does not suppor t red- eye red uc tio n a tta ch ed a nd flash sync mode set to red-eye reduction.
427 n Indicator Problem Soluti on 0 Monitor Control panel No memory card. S Camera cannot detect memor y card. T urn camera off and confirm that card is correctly inserted. 33 This memory car d can not be used. Card ma y be damaged. Insert another card.
428 n Unable to star t live vie w . Please wait. — The i nter nal temperature of the camera is high. W ait for the in ternal circ uit s to c ool b efore resuming live view or movie recor d ing. 62, 73 Folde r contains no images . — No images on memory ca rd or in folder(s) selected for playback.
429 n Check paper . — P aper in printer is not of selected size. Inser t paper of correc t size and select Con ti n ue . 272 * Pap er ja m. — Paper is jammed in printer . Clear jam and select Con ti n ue . 272 * Out of paper . — Printer is out of paper .
430 n Specifications ❚❚ Nikon D4 Digital Camer a Typ e Typ e Single -lens reflex digital camera Lens moun t Nikon F mount (with AF coupling and AF con tacts) Effective pi xels Effect ive pixels 16.2 million Image sensor Image sensor 36.0 × 23.9 mm CMOS sensor (Nikon FX f ormat) To t a l p i x e l s 16.
431 n File format • NEF (RA W ) : 12 or 14 bit, lossless compressed, compressed, or uncompressed •T I F F ( R G B ) • JPEG : JPEG-Baseline comp liant with fine (ap prox.
432 n Reflex mirror Quick return Depth-of-field preview When Pv button is pressed, lens aperture is stopped down to value selected by user ( g and h mode s) or b y camera ( e and f modes) Lens aper tu.
433 n Exposure Metering TTL exposure metering using RGB sensor with approximately 91K (9 1,000) pixels Meterin g method • Matrix : 3D color matrix met ering III (type G and D lenses); color matrix m.
434 n Foc u s Autofoc us Nikon Advanced Multi-CAM 3500FX autof ocus sensor module with T TL phase detection, fine-tuning, and 51 focus poi nts ( incl udi ng 1 5 cross-type sensors; f/8 suppor ted by 1.
435 n Nikon Creativ e Lighting System (CLS) Advanced Wir eless Lighting sup ported with SB-910, SB-900, SB-800, or SB-700 as a mast er flash, and SB-600 or SB-R200 as remotes , or SU-800 as commander;.
436 n File for mat MOV Video compression H.264/MPEG-4 Advanced V ideo Coding Audio record ing format Linear PCM Audio recordin g device Built-in monaural or exte rnal stereo microphone; sensitivity ad.
437 n • Unless otherwise stated, all figures are for a camera with a fully-charged battery operating at an ambien t temperature of 20 °C (68 °F). • Nikon reserves the right to change th e sp ecifications of the hardware and software described in this manual at any time and without prior notice .
438 n MH-26 battery charger Rated input AC 100 t o 240 V , 50/60 Hz Charging output DC 12.6 V/1.2 A Applic able batteries Nikon EN-EL18 rechargeable Li-ion batteries Charging time per battery Approx.
439 n A Suppor ted Standards • DCF Vers ion 2.0 : T he D esign Rule for C am era F ile System (DCF) is a standard widely used in the digital camera industr y to ensure compatibility among different makes of camera.
440 n Calibr ating Batteries The MH-26 battery charger is equipped with a battery calibration feat ure. Calibrate the batter y as requir ed to ensur e the accur ac y of the camera and cha rger battery level displays. If the calibration lamp for the current battery chamber flashes when a batter y is inser ted, the battery ne eds to be calibrated .
441 n A Battery Warning If the chamber and calibration lamps flash on and off in sequence when no battery is inser ted, there is a problem with the charger . I f the chamber and calibration lamps flash on and off in sequence when a battery is inser ted, a problem has occurred with the battery or charger during charging.
442 n App rov ed M emor y Cards The camera accepts the X QD and CompactFlash memor y cards listed in the following section s. Other cards have not been tested .
443 n ❚❚ CompactFlash Memor y Cards The following T ype I CompactFlash memor y cards have been tested and approved for use in the camera. T ype II cards and microdrives can not be used.
444 n Me mo r y Card Cap ac i t y The following table shows the ap proximate number of pictures t h a t c a n b e s t o r e d o n a S o n y H - s e r i e s Q D - H 3 2 X Q D c a r d a t d i f f e r e n t image quality, image siz e, and image area settings .
445 n ❚❚ D X (24 × 16) Image A rea * * Includes images taken w ith DX lenses when On is selec ted fo r Auto DX crop . Image quality Image size File size 1 No . of images 1 Buffer capacity 2 NEF (RA W ), Lossless compressed, 12-bit — 7.2 MB 2400 200 NEF (RA W ), Lossless compressed, 14-bit — 8.
446 n 1 All figures are approximate . File siz e varies with sce ne record ed. 2 Maxi mum n umb er of e xposu res th at can be sto red in m emor y buffer at ISO 100. Drops if Opti mal qua lity is selected for JPEG compression or auto distortion cont rol i s o n.
447 n Batt er y Life The number of shots that can be taken with a fully- charged EN-EL18 batter y (2,0 00 mAh) varies with the condition o f the battery, temperatu re, and how the camer a is used. Sample figures are given below . • CIP A standard : Ap proximately 2600 shots.
448 n The fo llowing can r educe battery life: •U s i n g t h e m o n i t o r • Keeping th e shutter-release button pressed halfway • Repeated autofocus operations • T a king NEF (RA W ) or TI.
449 n Index Symbols e (Pro grammed auto) ............ ............ 1 26 f (Shutter-priority auto) ............ ....... 127 g (Aperture-priorit y auto) ................ 128 h (Manual)................. ............. ............ .... 129 S ............ .
450 n B Backlight ......... ......... .......... .......... .... 10, 322 Battery ........... .. 23–27, 40, 351, 438, 4 40 Battery info ............. ............ ............ ....... 351 Beep ................. ......... .......... .......... .......
451 n Exif ............ ............ ............ .......... ..... 299, 439 Exp./fl ash comp. step value ............. 313 Exposure.................. ... 123, 125, 135, 137 Exposure bracketing ....... 139, 325, 326 Exposure co mp. f or flash .........
452 n Histogram ............. ............ .. 241, 242, 327 I Image area ................. ... 29, 71, 85, 88, 93 Image comment ............. ............ ......... 352 Image Dust Off ref photo ................. 346 Image overlay ............... .....
453 n N NEF (RA W ) ................ 90, 91, 92, 298, 372 NEF (RA W ) bit depth ................... .......... 92 NEF (RA W ) processing .............. ......... 372 NEF (RA W ) recording .................. .......... 92 Neutral (Set P icture Contr ol) .
454 n Shooting data ............... ...................... .. 243 Shooting menu ............... ............ ......... 293 Shooting menu bank ........... ............ .. 29 4 Shutter speed .................... 127, 129, 133 Shutter speed lock ........
455 n X X QD card ............ ............ .......... 33, 95, 442 X QD card slot ........... ............. ................... 95 a.
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